what does switch mean?
SWITCH as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
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- his switch on abortion cost him the election
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a basketball maneuver
- two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections
- used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair
- used by women to give shape to a coiffure
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SWITCH as VERB
- Meaning
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- change over, change around, or switch over
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Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a shift in or exchange of
- then we switched”
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Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
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- switch to a different brand of beer
- She switched psychiatrists
- The car changed lanes
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- Meaning
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
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- switch on the light
- throw the lever
Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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