Definition of switch

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  • switch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • switch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
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Definition of switch

  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (verb)

    Examples

    1. switch to a different brand of beer
    2. She switched psychiatrists

    Synonyms

    1. change
    2. shift
  • control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electric switch
    2. electrical switch
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. alternate
    2. flip
    3. flip-flop
    4. interchange
    5. tack
  • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation (verb)

    Examples

    1. switch on the light

    Synonyms

    1. flip
    2. throw
  • the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun)

    Examples

    1. his switch on abortion cost him the election

    Synonyms

    1. shift
    2. switching
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. permutation
    2. replacement
    3. substitution
    4. transposition
  • make a shift in or exchange of (verb)

    Examples

    1. First Joe led; then we switched

    Synonyms

    1. change over
    2. shift
  • exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. swap
    2. swop
    3. trade
  • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. exchange
    2. switch over
  • a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other (noun)
  • a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment (noun)
  • flog with or as if with a flexible rod (verb)
  • hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure (noun)
  • railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock (noun)

See definition of switch in Merriam Webster