switch /swɪtʃ/
1. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
synset: switch, electric_switch, electrical_switch
2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
synset: substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
3. hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
synset: switch
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
synset: switch
5. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
synset: switch
6. a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
synset: switch
7. the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
synset: switch, switching, shift
1. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
synset: switch_over, switch, exchange
2. exchange or give (something) in exchange for
synset: trade, swap, swop, switch
3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
4. make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
synset: switch, change_over, shift
5. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
6. flog with or as if with a flexible rod
synset: switch
7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
synset: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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