Dictionary definition · switch
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
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
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).