English dictionary
switch
nounPronunciation
swɪtʃ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
noun
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
noun
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
noun
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
noun
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
noun
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
noun
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
verb
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
verb
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
verb
- make a shift in or exchange of
verb
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
verb
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
verb
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
verb
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Example sentences
his switch on abortion cost him the election
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
First Joe led; then we switched
switch to a different brand of beer
She switched psychiatrists
The car changed lanes
switch on the light
throw the lever