switch

noun switches

1. countable, uncountable A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
2. countable, uncountable A change or exchange. After many complications and sudden switches of career and identity for all […] they end up selling out for fame and money, and leave the boardwalk for good.
3. Philippines, US, countable, uncountable A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.

   Similar: points

4. countable, uncountable A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States. Their mother would walk out into the yard and cut a switch from a tree and beat him—beat him, it seemed to Florence, until any other boy would have fallen down dead; […]

   Similar: crop

5. countable, uncountable Synonym of rute.

   Similar: rute

6. countable, uncountable A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior. Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.

   Similar: flag, option, specifier

7. countable, uncountable A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
8. countable, uncountable A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
9. countable, uncountable A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
10. countable, uncountable A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
11. countable, especially, uncountable One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship. Ideally, if one of your ladies happens to be a switch (or would be willing to switch for this scene), I would love to be able to inflict a little "revenge tickling" as well, as part of a scenario.
12. countable, historical, uncountable A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
13. uncountable A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
14. countable, slang, uncountable Synonym of Glock switch.

    Similar: Glock switch

15. countable, metonymically, slang, uncountable A Glock pistol equipped with a Glock switch. The way that switch brrt, I know he dyin' (Oh my, oh my God). 6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (Bip, bip).
16. countable, uncountable A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other. Once a sign of surrender and lead protection, the backwards kick plays a role in one of the most enterprising, enjoyable phases of the modern game: the switch. In an era where zones, presses, zone-presses and floods are ever present, the switch breaks through these tactical innovations like a hot kn
17. countable, uncountable The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this. Switches only happen once every couple weeks for us, but they're quite sudden when they happen.

verb switches · switching · switched

1. transitive To exchange. I want to switch this red dress for a green one.

   Similar: interchange

2. transitive To change (something) to the specified state using a switch. Switch the light on.
3. transitive, in modern times Southern US To whip or hit with a switch. They were looking on the ground, absorbed in thought. The manager was switching his leg with a slender twig: his sagacious relative lifted his head.
4. intransitive To change places, tasks, etc. I want to switch to a different seat.
5. intransitive, slang To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
6. To swing or whisk. to switch a cane
7. To be swung or whisked. The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.
8. To trim. Switch and clip thorn and other deciduous hedges.
9. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc. to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another
10. To shift to another circuit.
11. intransitive To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance. Feel free to ask her to follow, lead, or switch!
12. transitive To move (the ball or equivalent) from one side of the playing area to the other. After they switched the ball across their back half, Hurley found the hard-running Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, who in turn hit up Stewart. Then the big man produced a moment of inspiration, taking on his defender before chipping the ball to Daniher, who goaled.

Similar: swap, commute, counterchange, exchange, replace, shift, substitute, switch, transpose · Opposite: abide, endure, last, remain, stay

adjective

1. not comparable Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
2. not comparable Pertaining to skiing backwards.

noun Switches

1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Nintendo Switch Super Bomberman R was a launch title on the Switch.