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noun
- 1. a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit: "the guard hit a switch and the gate swung open" Similar
- 2. an act of adopting one policy or way of life, or choosing one type of item, in place of another; a change, especially a radical one: "his friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer" Similar
verb
- 1. change the position, direction, or focus of: "the company switched the boats to other routes" Similar
- 2. beat or flick with or as if with a switch. archaic
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a sudden or complete change, especially of one person or thing for another: When did the writer make the switch from fiction to non-fiction? The switch to new accounting software greatly improved the organization's bookkeeping. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. switch. verb [ T, I usually + adv/prep ] uk / swɪtʃ / us / swɪtʃ /
The meaning of SWITCH is a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig. How to use switch in a sentence.
A switch is a small control for an electrical device which you use to turn the device on or off. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch. ...a light switch. Synonyms: control, button, lever, on/off device More Synonyms of switch. 2. verb B2.
noun. a turning, shifting, or changing: After the scandal there was a dramatic switch of votes to another candidate. Synonyms: alternation, shift, change. a slender growing shoot, as of a plant: A forked willow switch can supposedly be used to find water underground.
[intransitive, transitive] to change or make something change from one thing to another. switch (over) to something We're in the process of switching over to a new system of invoicing. switch (over) from something The company is offering good deals to customers who switch over from a competitor.
SWITCH definition: 1. to change from one thing to another: 2. to exchange something with someone else: 3. a small…. Learn more.
To switch is to change or exchange. Switch can be a noun or verb, and in most cases it has the meaning of change. You can switch classes, political parties, or the radio station. Sometimes if you switch something with someone, they take yours and you take theirs — as in an exchange or trade.
a small device that you press or move up and down in order to turn a light or piece of electrical equipment on and off. a light switch. an on–off switch. He flipped a switch and the lights came on. to flick/press a switch. to throw a switch (= to move a large switch)
switch meaning, definition, what is switch: to change from doing or using one thing ...: Learn more.
a change from one thing to another, especially when this is sudden and complete switch (in/of something) a switch of priorities switch (from A to B) She made the switch from full-time to part-time work when her first child was born. a policy switch.