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US
/ˈswɪtʃ/
]
[ UK /swˈɪtʃ/ ]
[ UK /swˈɪtʃ/ ]
VERB
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make a shift in or exchange of
First Joe led; then we switched - flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
switch to a different brand of beer
She switched psychiatrists
The car changed lanes -
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
throw the lever
switch on the light
switch on the light - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
NOUN
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an event in which one thing is substituted for another
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood - a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
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the act of changing one thing or position for another
his switch on abortion cost him the election - 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
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
How To Use switch In A Sentence
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- A former BMX enthusiast, Moore switched to motocross a couple of years ago and he has since taken on gradually more difficult tasks.
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- There was a little portable television switched on behind the bar.
- Mostly, however, she seems to be held in some kind of incommunicado status until they need a sound bite, and then they throw the power switch, download the text and out she spits it, with all the emotion of an automaton. Condi a Waste of Time
- I verified the engine switches were in the proper position while my copilot completed the checklist, which requires checking the voltmeter to make sure the remaining generator is not overworked.
- By switching the anti-aliasing mode on and off, I found different and useful timbres, because even aliasing creates an interesting digital jitter.
- For convenience and safety, some skid-steer loader manufacturers mount switches on the steering control grips or levers to control these multifunctional tools.
- Either switch to decaffeinated tea or coffee or herbal infusions like vervain, mint or camomile.
- Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly.