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Meaning of switch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  switch
      n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or
           electronic device for making or breaking or changing the
           connections in a circuit [syn: {switch}, {electric switch},
           {electrical switch}]
      2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the
         replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
         [syn: {substitution}, {permutation}, {transposition},
         {replacement}, {switch}]
      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" [syn: {switch},
         {switching}, {shift}]
      v 1: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
           [syn: {switch over}, {switch}, {exchange}]
      2: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade},
         {swap}, {swop}, {switch}]
      3: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a
         different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The
         car changed lanes" [syn: {switch}, {shift}, {change}]
      4: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we
         switched" [syn: {switch}, {change over}, {shift}]
      5: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
         on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {flip},
         {switch}]
      6: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
      7: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn:
         {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip-
         flop}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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