Definitions For Switch

The act of changing one thing or position for another
A basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
An event in which one thing is substituted for another
A small device that starts or stops the flow of electricity to something (such as a lamp or a machine) when it is pressed or moved up and down
A sudden change from one thing to another
A device for moving the rails of a track so that a train may be turned from one track to another

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Make a shift in or exchange of
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Exchange or give (something) in exchange for
To make a change from one thing to another : to start doing or using something that is different
To make a change from one thing to another by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
To change or replace (something) with another thing