switch (
http://definr.com/switch)
adj : (baseball) able to bat either right-handed or left-handed;
"a switch hitter" [syn:
switch(a)]
n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or
electronic device for making or breaking or changing the
connections in a circuit
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]
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:
switching,
shift]
v 1: change over, change around, or switch over [syn: {switch
over},
exchange]
2: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn:
trade,
swap,
swop]
3: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a
different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists";
"The car changed lanes" [syn:
shift,
change]
4: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we
switched" [syn:
change over,
shift]
5: cause to go on or t be engaged; set in operation; "switch on
the light"; "throw the lever" [syn:
throw,
flip]
6: reverse, as of direction or attitude [syn:
interchange,
alternate,
flip,
flip-flop]