Synonyms:
switch, electric_switch, electrical_switch
Meaning: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Synonyms:
substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
Meaning: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
switch_over, switch, exchange
Meaning: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Synonyms:
trade, swap, swop, switch
Meaning: exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Synonyms:
switch, shift, change
Meaning: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Synonyms:
switch, change_over, shift
Meaning: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Usage examples
He flipped a switch and spoke into the box.
He flipped the switch while reaching for the coffee.
He cut off the switch and glanced at the clock on the wall.
Hear the clatter as we pass the semaphores and switch lights!
Again the blinking switch caught him, but he shrugged away its evil suggestiveness.
As I said this I could hear the rattle and clatter of the train running past the semaphores and switch points and slacking to a stop.
The range finder for the giant projector was here; its telescope with the trajectory apparatus and the firing switch were unmistakable.
Though I have seen others train the same breed of dogs to work a bird to perfection and that their most harsh treatment would be a tap or two with a little switch.