Meaning & Definition of Switch in English

1. Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

2. An event in which one thing is substituted for another

• "The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

3. Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair

• Used by women to give shape to a coiffure

4. Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections

• Used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

5. A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

6. A basketball maneuver

• Two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

7. The act of changing one thing or position for another

• "His switch on abortion cost him the election"

1. Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

2. Exchange or give (something) in exchange for

3. Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• "Switch to a different brand of beer"

• "She switched psychiatrists"

• "The car changed lanes"

4. Make a shift in or exchange of

• "First joe led

• Then we switched"

5. Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

• "Switch on the light"

• "Throw the lever"

6. Flog with or as if with a flexible rod

7. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)