schtik vs byplay

schtik and byplay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
schtik	Yes	No	No	No
byplay	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, byplay is a hypernym of schtik; that is, byplay is a word with a broader meaning than schtik:

schtik: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
byplay: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

Other hypernyms of schtik include business, stage business.

schtik (noun)	byplay (noun)
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention	incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
(Yiddish) a little; a piece