Definition of Switch
Switch
switch
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(verb)
to change, shift, or exchange position or focus;
e.g. She switched lanes on the highway, passing the slower-moving car ahead.
(verb)
to substitute or adopt something new in the place of something else;
e.g. I want to switch the red hat out for a pink hat.
(noun)
a device that is used to turn something on and off by breaking and making the connection in a circuit;
e.g. I flipped the switch and the lights turned on.
(noun)
the act of switching or changing from one thing or place to another;
e.g. Her parents were surprised by her switch from a country girl to city girl after her first year of college.
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