Definitions for switch

(control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)

(an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood")

(hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure)

(railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock)

(a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment)

(a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other)

(the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election")

(change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence)

(exchange or give (something) in exchange for)

(lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes")

(make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched")

(cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever")

(flog with or as if with a flexible rod)

(reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))