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switch
verb(switch)
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Synonyms: change, shift,
Examples:
Switch to a different brand of beer.
She switched psychiatrists.
switch
noun(switch)
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Synonyms: electric switch, electrical switch,
switch
verb(switch)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms: alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, tack,
switch
verb(switch)
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Synonyms: flip, throw,
Examples:
Switch on the light.
switch
noun(switch)
the act of changing one thing or position for another
Synonyms: shift, switching,
Examples:
His switch on abortion cost him the election.
switch
noun(switch)
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Synonyms: permutation, replacement, substitution, transposition,
switch
verb(switch)
make a shift in or exchange of
Synonyms: change over, shift,
Examples:
First Joe led; then we switched.
switch
verb(switch)
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Synonyms: swap, swop, trade,
switch
verb(switch)
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Synonyms: exchange, switch over,
switch
noun(switch)
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
switch
noun(switch)
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
switch
verb(switch)
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
switch
noun(switch)
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
switch
noun(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

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