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switch

/ switch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of changing one thing or position for another
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
switcheroo
Derived:
shift trade swap swop change over
verb Sense 2
make a shift in or exchange of
"First Joe led; then we switched"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
back veer
Derived:
shift displacement switching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Type of:
flog welt whip
Derived:
switcher whipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
Type of:
hairpiece false hair postiche
noun Sense 5
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
Type of:
railroad track railroad railway
noun Sense 6
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Type of:
control controller
Kinds of:
commutator cutout ignition switch push button push
Derived:
throw flip
noun Sense 7
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Type of:
instrument of punishment
Kinds of:
birch birch rod cane ferule rattan
noun Sense 8
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
Type of:
basketball play
verb Sense 9
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
"switch to a different brand of beer"
"She switched psychiatrists"
"The car changed lanes"
Kinds of:
shift break surf channel-surf leap
Derived:
shift displacement switching
Verb group:
change exchange commute convert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
change over, change around, or switch over
Type of:
change by reversal turn reverse
Derived:
substitution exchange commutation permutation transposition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
"switch on the light"
"throw the lever"
Type of:
engage mesh lock
Kinds of:
switch on turn on switch off cut turn off
Derived:
electric switch electrical switch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 12
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Type of:
change by reversal turn reverse
Derived:
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 13
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Type of:
exchange change interchange
Derived:
substitution permutation transposition replacement switching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 14
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Type of:
variation fluctuation
Derived:
trade swap swop switch over exchange
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
95
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

change switcheroo alter modify back veer flog welt whip hairpiece false hair postiche