| switch | |
| 1. s. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. | |
| 2. s. A change. | |
| 3. s. (rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point. | |
| 4. s. A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States. | |
| 5. s. (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior. | |
| Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing. | |
| 6. s. (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression. | |
| 7. s. (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates netwo | |
| 8. s. (telecommunication) 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. | |
| 9. s. (BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship. | |
| 10. s. 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. | |
| 11. v. To exchange. | |
| I want to switch this red dress for a green one. | |
| 12. v. To change (something) to the specified state using a switch. | |
| Switch the light on. | |
| 13. v. To whip or hit with a switch. | |
| 14. v. (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc. | |
| I want to switch to a different seat. | |
| 15. v. (slang) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged. | |
| 16. v. To swing or whisk. | |
| to switch a cane | |
| 17. v. To be swung or whisked. | |
| The angry cat's tail switched back and forth. | |
| 18. v. To trim. | |
| to switch a hedge | |
| 19. v. 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 | |
| 20. v. (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit. | |
| 21. adj. (snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position. BBC Sport, , 11 February 2014 | |
| 22. adj. (freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards. | |
