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    switch - Dictionary definition and meaning for word switch

    Definition
    (noun) control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit Definition
    (noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    Example Sentence
    • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
    Definition
    (noun) hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure Definition
    (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 Definition
    (noun) a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment Definition
    (noun) a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other Definition
    (noun) the act of changing one thing or position for another
    Synonyms : shift , switching
    Example Sentence
    • his switch on abortion cost him the election
    Definition
    (verb) change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
    Synonyms : exchange , switch over
    Definition
    (verb) exchange or give (something) in exchange for
    Synonyms : swap , swop , trade
    Definition
    (verb) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
    Synonyms : change , shift
    Example Sentence
    • switch to a different brand of beer
    • She switched psychiatrists
    • The car changed lanes
    Definition
    (verb) make a shift in or exchange of
    Synonyms : change over , shift
    Example Sentence
    • First Joe led; then we switched
    Definition
    (verb) cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
    Synonyms : flip , throw
    Example Sentence
    • switch on the light
    • throw the lever
    Definition
    (verb) flog with or as if with a flexible rod Definition
    (verb) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    Synonyms : alternate , flip , flip-flop , interchange , tack

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text: just switch it off and then switch it on
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