switch
noun
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the act of changing one thing or position for another“The candidate's switch on abortion cost them the election.”switchingshift
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a basketball maneuver in which defending players change the target they're guarding in mid-play“The coach called for a switch in order to shake up the opposing team.”pick
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a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment“They have terrible memories of being beaten with a switch.”
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control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit“I installed a switch to control the lights in the room.”electric switchelectrical switch
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railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections“The train was guided onto a side track by a switch.”
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hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair“The ballroom dancer always wore a long blonde switch as part of their performance costume.”
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an event in which one thing is substituted for anothertransposition
verb
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to reverse direction, attitude, or course of actioninterchange
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to change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence“I switched places with the next person in line.”exchange
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to lay aside, abandon, or leave for another“We switched to a different brand of beer.”shiftchange
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to flog with or as if with a flexible rod“The handler switched the cattle.”
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to cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation“Please switch off the light before you leave.”throw
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to exchange or give something in exchange fortradeswapswop