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Meaning of 'switch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Switch [ n.]
- A small, flexible twig or rod.
- A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.
- A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.
- A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.
2 . Switch [ v. i.]
- To walk with a jerk.
3 . Switch [ v. t.]
- To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
- To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
- To trim, as, a hedge.
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
- To shift to another circuit.

Meaning of 'switch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . switch [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
Example in sentence:
  • his switch on abortion cost him the election
Meaning (2):
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Example in sentence:
  • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
3 . switch [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make a shift in or exchange of
Example in sentence:
  • First Joe led; then we switched
Meaning (4):
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Example in sentence:
  • She switched psychiatrists;
  • switch to a different brand of beer;
  • The car changed lanes
Meaning (5):
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Example in sentence:
  • switch on the light;
  • throw the lever

Nearby Words:

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