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interchange

Dictionary definition · interchange

noun

  1. a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
  2. mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
  3. the act of changing one thing for another thing"Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"
  4. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)"he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

verb

  1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
  2. give to, and receive from, one another"Would you change places with me?"
  3. cause to change places"interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
  4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).