Sounds | swih'ch | |
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Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... |
Meaning | An event in which one thing is substituted for another. | |
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Synonyms | substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement | |
Broader | variation, fluctuation | An instance of change |
Spanish | permutación, substitución, sustitución | |
Verbs | switch | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | |
switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
Meaning | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure. | |
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Broader | hairpiece, false hair, postiche | A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
Spanish | postizo, trenza postiza | |
Catalan | postís, trena postissa |
Meaning | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock. | |
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Broader | railroad track, railroad, railway | A line of track providing a runway for wheels |
Spanish | aguja, desviación, interruptor | |
Catalan | agulla, desviació, interruptor |
Meaning | A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment. | |
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Narrower | birch, birch rod | A switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree |
cane | A stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | |
ferule | A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children | |
rattan, ratan | A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | |
Broader | instrument of punishment | An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
Spanish | vara | |
Catalan | vara | |
Verbs | switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
Meaning | A basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other. | |
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Broader | basketball play | A play executed by a basketball team |
Meaning | The act of changing one thing or position for another. | |
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Example | "his switch on abortion cost him the election" | |
Synonyms | switching, shift | |
Narrower | switcheroo | A sudden unexpected switch |
Broader | change | The action of changing something |
Spanish | cambio, conmutación | |
Catalan | canvi, commutació | |
Verbs | switch | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch | make a shift in or exchange of | |
switch | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | |
switch | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
Meaning | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | switch over, exchange | |
Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
Spanish | cambiar a, cambiar de sitio | |
Catalan | canviar, intercanviar | |
Nouns | switch | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
Meaning | Exchange or give (something) in exchange for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | trade, swap, swop | |
Broader | exchange, change, interchange | Give to, and receive from, one another |
Spanish | cambalachear, cambiar, canjear, comerciar, intercambiar, permutar, traficar, trocar | |
Catalan | baratar, comerciar, permutar, traficar | |
Nouns | switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
switching | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
Meaning | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | shift, change | |
Narrower | break | change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another |
break | change directions suddenly | |
cut | make an abrupt change of image or sound | |
diphthongize, diphthongise | change from a simple vowel to a diphthong | |
leap, jump | Pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another | |
shift | change gears | |
surf, channel-surf | switch channels, on television | |
transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | |
Similar to | change | change clothes |
change, exchange, commute, convert | Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | |
Spanish | abandonar, cambiar, transferir | |
Catalan | abandonar, canviar, transferir, transformar | |
Nouns | switch | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
Meaning | make a shift in or exchange of. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | then we switched" | |
Synonyms | change over, shift | |
Narrower | back | shift to a counterclockwise direction |
veer | shift to a clockwise direction | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | cambiar, intercambiar, relevar, transferir | |
Catalan | canviar, transferir | |
Nouns | switch, switching | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
Meaning | Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "switch on the light" | |
Synonyms | throw, flip | |
Narrower | switch off, cut, turn off, turn out | Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch |
switch on, turn on | Cause to operate by flipping a switch | |
Broader | engage, mesh, lock, operate | Keep engaged |
Spanish | accionar | |
Catalan | accionar, encendre | |
Nouns | switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
Meaning | flog with or as if with a flexible rod. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce | Beat severely with a whip or rod |
Spanish | fustigar | |
Nouns | switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switcher | a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip |
Meaning | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) . | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop | |
Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
Spanish | alternar | |
Catalan | alternar, canviar, intercanviar | |
Nouns | switch | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
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