switch
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
Noun 4 meanings
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
A change or exchange.
A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
Verb 4 meanings
To exchange.
“I want to switch this red dress for a green one.”
To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
“Switch the light on.”
To whip or hit with a switch.
To change places, tasks, etc.
“I want to switch to a different seat.”
Adjective 2 meanings
Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
Pertaining to skiing backwards.
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”), first attested in c. 1592. The mechanical device for altering the direction of something sense is first attested in c. 1797, pertaining to pivoted rails on minecart railways, which were once wooden.
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SWITCH at a glance
SWITCH has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (S 1 + W 4 + I 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,448 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with switch
All rhymesOne letter away
- TWITCH14
- STITCH11
- SNITCH11
- SWATCH14
- SKITCH15
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