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switch

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

switch

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

switch

n. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

switch

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

switch

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

switch trading

n. a type of countertrade where the importer makes a transshipment in order to pay for goods in a country where their local currency is accepted

data switch

n. a device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments

switching, shift

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

substitution, replacement, permutation, transposition

n. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

shift, turn around, change over

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

change, shift

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

throw, flip

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

trade, swap, swop

v. exchange or give (something) in exchange for

interchange, flip, flip-flop, alternate

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

cut, turn out, switch off, turn off

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

exchange, switch over, switch round, change over, change round, switch to

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

switch

adj. (baseball) able to bat either right-handed or left-handed: "a switch hitter"

whip

n. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

flail

n. an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

grip, hold, handle

n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

mace

n. a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

staff

n. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

switch

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

lever

n. a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

lever

n. a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

mace

n. a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

staff

n. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

switch

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

fluctuate, be unstable

v. be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"

change

v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

fluctuate, be unstable

v. be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"

lurch, stagger

v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

mesh, lock, operate, engage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

belt, fasten with a belt

v. fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"

turn, change state

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

turn, reverse, change by reversal

v. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

equipoised

adj. lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed

turn on, switch on

v. cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

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