Read the dictionary definition of switch. All definitions for this word.
1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
1. his switch on abortion cost him the election
2. a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
3. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
4. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
5. railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
6. hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
7. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
1. the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
8. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
9. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
10. make a shift in or exchange of
1. First Joe led; then we switched
11. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
1. switch to a different brand of beer
2. She switched psychiatrists
3. The car changed lanes
12. flog with or as if with a flexible rod
13. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
1. switch on the light
2. throw the lever
14. exchange or give (something) in exchange for
