shift vs break

shift and break both are nouns.

shift and break both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No
break	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shift and break are synonyms defined as:

shift and break: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Other synonyms of shift include fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault.

As verbs, break is a hyponym of shift; that is, break is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shift:

shift: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
break: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

Other hyponyms of shift include transition, shift, channel-surf, surf, jump, leap, diphthongise, diphthongize, cut.

shift (noun)	break (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of breaking something
the act of changing one thing or position for another	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a sudden dash
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters	an escape from jail
an event in which something is displaced without rotation	a pause from doing something (as work)
a qualitative change	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
the time period during which you are at work	an unexpected piece of good luck
	the occurrence of breaking
	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

shift (verb)	break (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	fracture a bone of
move and exchange for another	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	diminish or discontinue abruptly
move from one setting or context to another	become separated into pieces or fragments
change in quality	happen
change gears	prevent completion
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	terminate or end
use a shift key on a keyboard	come into being
change place or direction	stop operating or functioning
move very slightly	render inoperable or ineffective
move around	crack; of the male voice in puberty
move abruptly	fall sharply
move sideways or in an unsteady way	lessen in force or effect
	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
	make submissive, obedient, or useful
	be broken in
	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
	find the solution or key to
	find a flaw in
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

shift vs break

shift and break both are nouns.

shift and break both are verbs.

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