Switch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another (syn: 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 (syn: shift, switching)
verb
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for (syn: swap, swop, trade)
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (syn: change, shift)
She switched psychiatrists
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (syn: alternate, flip, interchange, tack)
Extra examples
She flicked a switch and turned the lamp on.
He threw the switch to stop the machine.
I switched to a new doctor.
He kept switching back and forth between topics.
She switched back to her original insurance company.
We switched over to a different telephone service.
Why did you switch jobs?
She switched her support to the other candidate.
Hedges are commonly switched every year.
She worked as a librarian before switching to journalism.
Duval could switch easily from French to English.
He switches between TV and theatre work.
The terrorists will switch tactics.
He switched sides just days before the election.
We want to switch the focus away from criticism.
Phrasal verbs
switch on — cause to operate by flipping a switch
switch over — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Word forms
I/you/we/they: switch
he/she/it: switches
present participle: switching
past tense: switched
past participle: switched
singular: switch
plural: switches
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