control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

[ Syn: electric switch , electrical switch ]

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 ]

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

the act of changing one thing or position for another; his switch on abortion cost him the election

[ Syn: switching , shift ]

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

[ Syn: switch over , exchange ]

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

[ Syn: trade , swap , swop ]

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

[ Syn: shift , change ]

make a shift in or exchange of; First Joe led; then we switched

[ Syn: change over , shift ]

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; switch on the light; throw the lever

[ Syn: throw , flip ]

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

[ Syn: interchange , tack , alternate , flip , flip-flop ]