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Word: Switch
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (denoting a thin tapering riding whip): probably from Low German
swɪtʃ
a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit
Short Definition:device for making and breaking connection in electric circuit
Examples:- the guard hit a switch and the gate swung open
an act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another
Short Definition:act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another
Examples:- his friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer
a slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree.
Short Definition:slender, flexible shoot cut from tree
a set of points on a railway track.
Short Definition:set of points on railway track
a tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.
Short Definition:tress of false or detached hair tied at one end
Word: Switch
Speech Type: Verb
swɪtʃ
change the position, direction, or focus of
Short Definition:change position, direction, or focus of
Examples:- the company switched the boats to other routes
beat or flick with or as if with a switch.
Short Definition:beat or flick with or as if with switch
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