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- Dictionaryswitch/swɪtʃ/
noun
- 1. a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit: "the guard hit a switch and the gate swung open" Similar
- 2. an act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another: "his friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer" Similar
verb
- 1. change the position, direction, or focus of: "the company switched the boats to other routes" Similar
- 2. beat or flick with or as if with a switch. archaic
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Learn the meaning of switch as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, phrasal verbs and idioms. Find out how to use switch in different contexts, such as devices, changes, communications and business.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word switch as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. See also related phrases and entries for switch.
noun. a turning, shifting, or changing: After the scandal there was a dramatic switch of votes to another candidate. Synonyms: alternation, shift, change. a slender growing shoot, as of a plant: A forked willow switch can supposedly be used to find water underground.
A switch is a small control for an electrical device which you use to turn the device on or off. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch. ...a light switch. Synonyms: control, button, lever, on/off device More Synonyms of switch. 2. verb B2.
A switch is a device that opens or closes a circuit, or a device that transfers something from one place to another. It can also mean a change, an exchange, or a whipping. See different meanings and usage of switch in various contexts.
To switch is to change or exchange. Switch can be a noun or verb, and in most cases it has the meaning of change. You can switch classes, political parties, or the radio station. Sometimes if you switch something with someone, they take yours and you take theirs — as in an exchange or trade.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of switch as a verb in English. Find out how to use switch with different prepositions, phrasal verbs and collocations.
