switch

1. n. A small, flexible twig or rod. Source: opted

2. n. A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another. Source: opted

3. n. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. Source: opted

4. n. A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. Source: opted

5. v. t. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Source: opted

6. v. t. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. Source: opted

7. v. t. To trim, as, a hedge. Source: opted

8. v. t. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another. Source: opted

9. v. t. To shift to another circuit. Source: opted

10. v. i. To walk with a jerk. Source: opted

11. n. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit Source: wordnet

12. n. an event in which one thing is substituted for another Source: wordnet

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