switch

What is the Definition of switch?

Noun:

1. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
3. hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
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
5. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
6. a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
7. the act of changing one thing or position for another

Verb:

1. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
2. exchange or give (something)
3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
4. make a shift in or exchange of
5. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
6. flog with or as if with a flexible rod
7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

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