shift vs carry

shift and carry both are nouns.

shift and carry both are verbs.

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

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

shift: move around
carry: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

Other hyponyms of shift include transpose, shunt, shuffle, transship, bunker, carry forward, carry over, remove, transfer, translocate.

shift (noun)	carry (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of carrying something
the act of changing one thing or position for another
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
a qualitative change
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
the time period during which you are at work

shift (verb)	carry (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	be pregnant with
move and exchange for another	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	continue or extend
move from one setting or context to another	include, as on a list
change in quality	sing or play against other voices or parts
change gears	serve as a means for expressing something
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	pass on a communication
use a shift key on a keyboard	win in an election
change place or direction	secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
move very slightly	cover a certain distance or advance beyond
move around	have a certain range
move abruptly	be successful in
move sideways or in an unsteady way	drink alcohol without showing ill effects
	be able to feed
	support or hold in a certain manner
	move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
	propel
	bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
	propel or give impetus to
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	bear (a crop)
	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
	pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
	transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
	have on hand
	capture after a fight
	have on the surface or on the skin
	transfer (entries) from one account book to another
	extend to a certain degree
	win approval or support for
	compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
	take further or advance
	have with oneself; have on one's person
	be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
	contain or hold; have within
	be equipped with (a mast or sail)
	have or possess something abstract
	have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
	keep up with financial support
	be conveyed over a certain distance

shift vs carry

shift and carry both are nouns.

shift and carry both are verbs.

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