shift vs jump

shift and jump both are nouns.

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

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

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

shift (noun)	jump (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
the act of changing one thing or position for another	a sudden involuntary movement
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	descent with a parachute
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters	an abrupt transition
an event in which something is displaced without rotation	a sudden and decisive increase
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)	jump (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of	increase suddenly and significantly
move and exchange for another	rise in rank or status
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
move from one setting or context to another	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
change in quality	bypass
change gears	make a sudden physical attack on
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change	enter eagerly into
use a shift key on a keyboard	move forward by leaps and bounds
change place or direction	cause to jump or leap
move very slightly	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
move around	run off or leave the rails
move abruptly	start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
move sideways or in an unsteady way	jump down from an elevated point
	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
	be highly noticeable