Switch (Noun)
Meaning 1
Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
An event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 5
A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 7
Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.