Switch Meaning

There are 14 meaning(s) for word Switch

Meaning 1 : lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

    Example : switch to a different brand of beer,She switched psychiatrists

    Synonyms : change,  shift
Meaning 2 : control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

    Synonyms : electric switch,  electrical switch
Meaning 3 : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

    Synonyms : alternate,  flip,  flip-flop,  interchange,  tack
Meaning 4 : cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

    Example : switch on the light

    Synonyms : flip,  throw
Meaning 5 : the act of changing one thing or position for another

    Example : his switch on abortion cost him the election

    Synonyms : shift,  switching
Meaning 6 : an event in which one thing is substituted for another

    Synonyms : permutation,  replacement,  substitution,  transposition
Meaning 7 : make a shift in or exchange of

    Example : First Joe led; then we switched

    Synonyms : change over,  shift
Meaning 8 : exchange or give (something) in exchange for

    Synonyms : swap,  swop,  trade
Meaning 9 : change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

    Synonyms : exchange,  switch over
Meaning 10 : a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

Meaning 11 : a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

Meaning 12 : flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Meaning 13 : hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

Meaning 14 : railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

How to Pronounce Switch

  • swɪʧ


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