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switch > 14 senses
NOUN	1	switch, electric switch, electrical switch	Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
	2	switch, substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement	An event in which one thing is substituted for another
	3	switch	Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair
	4	switch	Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections
	5	switch	A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
	6	switch	A basketball maneuver
	7	switch, switching, shift	The act of changing one thing or position for another
VERB	1	switch, switch over, exchange	Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
	2	switch, trade, swap, swop	Exchange or give (something) in exchange for
	3	switch, shift, change	Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	4	switch, change over, shift	Make a shift in or exchange of
	5	switch, throw, flip	Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
	6	switch	Flog with or as if with a flexible rod
	7	switch, interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop	Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

switch > pronunciation
Sounds	swih'ch
Rhymes	backstitch, bewitch, bitch, and 24 more rhymes in ihch...

switch > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	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
Broader	control, controller
Narrower	commutator; cutout; ignition switch; push button, push, button; selector, selector switch; three-way switch, three-point switch; time-switch; toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switch
Verbs	switch

switch > noun 2, event
Meaning	An event in which one thing is substituted for another.
Synonyms	substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement
Broader	variation, fluctuation
Verbs	switch; switch; switch

switch > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair. Used by women to give shape to a coiffure.
Broader	hairpiece, false hair, postiche

switch > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections. Used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock.
Broader	railroad track, railroad, railway

switch > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment.
Broader	instrument of punishment
Narrower	birch, birch rod; cane; ferule; rattan, ratan
Verbs	switch

switch > noun 6, act
Meaning	A basketball maneuver. Two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other.
Broader	basketball play

switch > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of changing one thing or position for another.
Examples	"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Synonyms	switching, shift
Broader	change
Narrower	switcheroo
Verbs	switch; switch; switch; switch

switch > verb 1, change
Meaning	Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	switch over, exchange
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse
Nouns	switch; switch

switch > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	trade, swap, swop
Broader	exchange, change, interchange
Nouns	switching; switch

switch > verb 3, change
Meaning	Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"
Synonyms	shift, change
Similar to	change, exchange, commute, convert; change
Narrower	transition; shift; break; surf, channel-surf; leap, jump; diphthongize, diphthongise; cut; break
Nouns	switch

switch > verb 4, change
Meaning	Make a shift in or exchange of.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	then we switched"
Synonyms	change over, shift
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	back; veer
Nouns	switch, switching

switch > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"switch on the light"
Synonyms	throw, flip
Broader	engage, mesh, lock, operate
Narrower	switch on, turn on; switch off, cut, turn off, turn out
Nouns	switch

switch > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Flog with or as if with a flexible rod.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
Nouns	switch; switcher

switch > verb 7, change
Meaning	Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse
Nouns	switch; switch

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