shift vs gang

shift and gang both are nouns.

shift and gang both are verbs.

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

As nouns, gang is a hypernym of shift; that is, gang is a word with a broader meaning than shift:

shift: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
gang: an organized group of workmen

Other hypernyms of shift include crew, work party.

shift (noun)	gang (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
the act of changing one thing or position for another	an organized group of workmen
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	an association of criminals
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	an informal body of friends
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)	gang (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	act as an organized group
move and exchange for another
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
move from one setting or context to another
change in quality
change gears
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
use a shift key on a keyboard
change place or direction
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way

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