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Synonyms
switch

verb

  1. change over, change around, or switch over
  2. exchange or give (something) in exchange for
  3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another: "switch to a different brand of beer"
  4. make a shift in or exchange of: "First Joe led
  5. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation: "switch on the light"
  6. flog with or as if with a flexible rod
  7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

noun

  1. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
  2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another: "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
  3. hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair: used by women to give shape to a coiffure
  4. railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections: used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
  5. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
  6. a basketball maneuver: two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
  7. the act of changing one thing or position for another: "his switch on abortion cost him the election"