SWITCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of changing one thing or position for another
   
   Synonym(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • change (what does change mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • switcheroo (what does switcheroo mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switch over (what does switch over mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   • basketball play (what does basketball play mean?)
3. 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
   • instrument of punishment (what does instrument of punishment mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • birch (what does birch mean?)
   • birch rod (what does birch rod mean?)
   • cane (what does cane mean?)
   • ferule (what does ferule mean?)
   • rattan (what does rattan mean?)
   • ratan (what does ratan mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
4. Meaning
   • control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
   
   Synonym(s)
   • electrical switch (what does electrical switch mean?)
   • electric switch (what does electric switch mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • controller (what does controller mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • commutator (what does commutator mean?)
   • cutout (what does cutout mean?)
   • ignition switch (what does ignition switch mean?)
   • push button (what does push button mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • button (what does button mean?)
   • selector (what does selector mean?)
   • selector switch (what does selector switch mean?)
   • three-way switch (what does three-way switch mean?)
   • three-point switch (what does three-point switch mean?)
   • time-switch (what does time-switch mean?)
   • toggle switch (what does toggle switch mean?)
   • toggle (what does toggle mean?)
   • on-off switch (what does on-off switch mean?)
   • on/off switch (what does on/off switch mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
5. Meaning
   • 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
   • railroad track (what does railroad track mean?)
   • railroad (what does railroad mean?)
   • railway (what does railway mean?)
6. 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
   • hairpiece (what does hairpiece mean?)
   • false hair (what does false hair mean?)
   • postiche (what does postiche mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an event in which one thing is substituted for another
   
   Synonym(s)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • variation (what does variation mean?)
   • fluctuation (what does fluctuation mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch over (what does switch over mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • sub (what does sub mean?)
   • stand in (what does stand in mean?)
   • fill in (what does fill in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)

SWITCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change by reversal (what does change by reversal mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • reverse (what does reverse mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • reversal (what does reversal mean?)
   • change of mind (what does change of mind mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • turnabout (what does turnabout mean?)
   • turnaround (what does turnaround mean?)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tacking (what does tacking mean?)
2. Meaning
   • change over, change around, or switch over
   
   Synonym(s)
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
   • switch over (what does switch over mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change by reversal (what does change by reversal mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • reverse (what does reverse mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
   • commutation (what does commutation mean?)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make a shift in or exchange of
   • then we switched”
   
   Synonym(s)
   • change over (what does change over mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • First Joe led
   
   Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • veer (what does veer mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
4. Meaning
   • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
   
   Synonym(s)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • switch to a different brand of beer
   • She switched psychiatrists
   • The car changed lanes
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • surf (what does surf mean?)
   • channel-surf (what does channel-surf mean?)
   • leap (what does leap mean?)
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   • diphthongize (what does diphthongize mean?)
   • diphthongise (what does diphthongise mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
5. 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
   • flog (what does flog mean?)
   • welt (what does welt mean?)
   • whip (what does whip mean?)
   • lather (what does lather mean?)
   • lash (what does lash mean?)
   • slash (what does slash mean?)
   • strap (what does strap mean?)
   • trounce (what does trounce mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switcher (what does switcher mean?)
   • whipper (what does whipper mean?)
6. Meaning
   • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
   
   Synonym(s)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • mesh (what does mesh mean?)
   • lock (what does lock mean?)
   • operate (what does operate mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • switch on (what does switch on mean?)
   • turn on (what does turn on mean?)
   • switch off (what does switch off mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • turn off (what does turn off mean?)
   • turn out (what does turn out mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • electric switch (what does electric switch mean?)
   • electrical switch (what does electrical switch mean?)
7. Meaning
   • exchange or give (something) in exchange for
   
   Synonym(s)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) switch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • barter (what does barter mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • barter (what does barter mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • barter (what does barter mean?)
   • swap (what does swap mean?)
   • swop (what does swop mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)