transpose vs shift

transpose and shift both are nouns.

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

As verbs, shift is a hypernym of transpose; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than transpose:

As verbs, shift is a hypernym of transpose; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than transpose:

transpose: transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
shift: move around

Other hypernyms of transpose include transfer.

transpose (noun)	shift (noun)
a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix	the act of moving from one place to another
	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

transpose (verb)	shift (verb)
change the order or arrangement of	make a shift in or exchange of
change key	move and exchange for another
cause to change places	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
exchange positions without a change in value	move from one setting or context to another
transfer from one place or period to another	change in quality
put (a piece of music) into another key	change gears
transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality	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