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Switch (Verb)

Meaning 1

Flog with or as if with a flexible rod.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Whip
  • Trounce
  • Lather
  • Welt
  • Slash
  • Strap
  • Lash

Related Words

  • Switch (noun)
  • Switcher (noun)

Meaning 2

Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Switch Over
  • Exchange

Hypernyms

  • Change By Reversal
  • Reverse

Related Words

  • Switch (noun)

Meaning 3

Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Swap
  • Swop
  • Trade

Hypernyms

  • Change
  • Interchange
  • Exchange

Related Words

  • Switching (noun)
  • Switch (noun)

Meaning 4

Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Change
  • Shift

Hyponyms

  • Diphthongise
  • Jump
  • Channel-surf

Related Words

  • Switch (noun)

Meaning 5

Make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Shift
  • Change Over

Hypernyms

  • Alter
  • Modify

Related Words

  • Switching (noun)
  • Switch (noun)

Meaning 6

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Flip
  • Throw

Hypernyms

  • Mesh
  • Engage
  • Operate

Hyponyms

  • Turn On
  • Cut
  • Switch Off
  • Switch On
  • Turn Out

Related Words

  • Switch (noun)

Meaning 7

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Interchange
  • Flip
  • Flip-flop
  • Alternate
  • Tack

Hypernyms

  • Turn
  • Change By Reversal

Related Words

  • Switch (noun)
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