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switch
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- pronunciation:
- swIch
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a shift; change.
It was a big switch in our lives when we moved from the city to the country.- synonyms:
- shift
- similar words:
- swing
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| definition 2: |
a device that opens and closes an electrical circuit.
Someone turn on the light switch.
- similar words:
- terminal
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| definition 3: |
a device for shifting trains from one track to another.
The train went through the switch and changed directions to head south. |
| definition 4: |
a thin branch or rod used like a whip.
When my grandfather misbehaved as a child, his father would threaten him with a switch.- synonyms:
- rod, stick
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| related words: |
branch, exchange, jump, movement, turn, whip |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
switches, switching, switched |
| definition 1: |
to change; shift.
Let's switch the discussion to another topic.- synonyms:
- change, shift
- similar words:
- move, turn
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| definition 2: |
to exchange; trade.
They switched their old car for a new one.- synonyms:
- exchange, swap, trade
- similar words:
- barter, change
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| definition 3: |
to turn on or off by operating a switch (usually followed by "off" or "on").
Could you switch the TV off and go to bed, please?- similar words:
- cut
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| definition 4: |
to change or shift course.
The tone of the speech switched from being very cheerful to very sad.- similar words:
- change, deviate, divert, reverse, shift
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| related words: |
alternate, cut, divert, exchange, rotate, take turns, transfer |
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