switch
/swˈɪtʃ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
“switch to a different brand of beer” - make a shift in or exchange of
“First Joe led; then we switched” - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
“switch on the light” - flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
“the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood” - hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
“his switch on abortion cost him the election”
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