Switch

Switch Switch, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf. {Swink}, {Swing}.] 1. A small, flexible twig or rod. [1913 Webster]

Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with something like a thread; in her other hand she holds a switch. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another. [1913 Webster]

3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. [1913 Webster]

4. (Elec.) A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Safety switch} (Railways), a form of switch contrived to prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.

{Switch back} (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.

{Switch board} (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected or combined in any desired manner.

{Switch grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:

Rod, twig, stick, birch, Beat, whip, lash, swinge, flog, birch, cane, dust one's jacket

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Switch (DJ) — Switch (a.k.a. Dave Taylor, A. Brucker, Solid Groove) is a UK based DJ, sound engineer and record producer. A leading figure of the fidget house genre, Switch runs his own music label Dubsided. He further produces with fellow DJ/Producer Sinden,… … Wikipedia
Switch — Switch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Switched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Switching}.] 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. [1913 Webster] 3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
switch — [swich] n. [Early ModE swits, prob. < MDu or LowG, as in MDu swick, a whip, akin to ON sveigr, flexible stalk: for IE base see SWOOP] 1. a thin, flexible twig, rod, stick, etc., esp. one used for whipping 2. the bushy part of the tail in some… … English World dictionary
Switch — trademark a type of system used for paying for goods and services in the UK, by which customers use a type of plastic card called a ↑debit card, and money is immediately taken out of their bank account ▪ Do you take Switch? ▪ I ll pay by Switch … Dictionary of contemporary English
switch — ► NOUN 1) a device for making and breaking an electrical connection. 2) a change or exchange. 3) a slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree. 4) N. Amer. a set of points on a railway track. 5) a tress of hair used in hairdressing to supplement… … English terms dictionary
Switch — Switch, v. i. To walk with a jerk. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
switch — s.m.inv. ES ingl. 1. TS elettr. → commutatore | TS elettron. dispositivo a scatto che consente di impostare il parametro di funzionamento di un congegno scegliendo tra due o più posizioni 2. TS inform. in un programma, istruzione che consente di… … Dizionario italiano
switch — SVITCI/ s. n. modalitate de plată a importului de mărfuri, utilizată în cazul în care debitorului îi lipsesc mijloacele de plată. (< engl. switch) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român

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