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shift vs remove

remove vs shift

shift and remove both are nouns.

shift and remove both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shift Yes No Yes No
remove Yes No Yes No
As verbs, remove is a hyponym of shift; that is, remove is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shift:
  • shift: move around
  • remove: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Other hyponyms of shift include transpose, shunt, carry, shuffle, transship, bunker, carry forward, carry over, transfer, translocate.
shift (noun) remove (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another degree of figurative distance or separation
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) remove (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
move and exchange for another stay away or leave
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another get rid of something abstract
move from one setting or context to another shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
change in quality dispose of
change gears remove from a position or an office
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change kill intentionally and with premeditation
use a shift key on a keyboard cause to leave
change place or direction
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way
Difference between shift and remove

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