1. switch - noun
· control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Synonym(s): electric_switch, electrical_switch
Hypernym(s): control, controller
2. switch - noun
· an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Synonym(s): substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement
Hypernym(s): variation, fluctuation
3. switch - noun
· hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
Hypernym(s): hairpiece, false_hair, postiche
4. switch - 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
Hypernym(s): railroad_track, railroad, railway
5. switch - noun
· a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Hypernym(s): instrument_of_punishment
6. switch - noun
· a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
Hypernym(s): basketball_play
7. switch - noun
· the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Hypernym(s): change
8. switch - verb
· change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Synonym(s): switch_over, exchange
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
9. switch - verb
· exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Hypernym(s): exchange, change, interchange
10. switch - verb
· lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
11. switch - verb
· make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Synonym(s): change_over, shift
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
12. switch - verb
· cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
Hypernym(s): engage, mesh, lock, operate
13. switch - verb
· flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Hypernym(s): flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
14. switch - verb
· reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonym(s): interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
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