switch | English to English Dictionary

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switch

(sw/I//tS/ )

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
electric switch, electrical switch

source: wordnet30
an event in which one thing is substituted for another(noun.event)

Synonym:
permutation, replacement, substitution, transposition

source: wordnet30
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of changing one thing or position for another(noun.act)

Example:
His switch on abortion cost him the election.

Synonym:
shift, switching

source: wordnet30
A small, flexible twig or rod.(noun)

source: webster1913
A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.(noun)

source: webster1913

change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence(verb.change)

Synonym:
exchange, switch over

source: wordnet30
exchange or give (something) in exchange for(verb.possession)

Synonym:
swap, swop, trade

source: wordnet30
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another(verb.change)

Example:
Switch to a different brand of beer.
She switched psychiatrists.

Synonym:
change, shift

source: wordnet30
make a shift in or exchange of(verb.change)

Example:
First Joe led; then we switched.

Synonym:
change over, shift

source: wordnet30
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation(verb.contact)

Example:
Switch on the light.

Synonym:
flip, throw

source: wordnet30
flog with or as if with a flexible rod(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)(verb.change)

Synonym:
alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, tack

source: wordnet30
To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.(verb)

source: webster1913
To walk with a jerk.(verb)

source: webster1913