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switch in WordNet English dictionary
verb- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
"switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
switch shift change
- make a shift in or exchange of
"First Joe led; then we switched"
switch change over shift
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over switch exchange
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
"switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
throw flip switch
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
trade swap swop switch
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
switch
noun- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
switch electric switch electrical switch
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
switch switching shift
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
switch
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
switch
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
switch
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
switch
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