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switch

noun

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

verb

change over, change around, or switch over
Synonyms: exchange, switch over
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Synonyms: swap, swop, trade
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Synonyms: change, shift
make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Synonyms: change over, shift
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
Synonyms: flip, throw
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms: alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, tack