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The meaning of Switch

Switch – definition

noun

A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.

Usage examples:

The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open
noun

An act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another.

Usage examples:

His friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer
noun

A slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree.

Usage examples:

The students are lined up in somewhat orderly rows by their class leaders while a few of the teache…
noun

A set of points on a railway track.

Usage examples:

In later years private contractors installed the siding while the railway installed the switch.
noun

A tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.

Usage examples:

On an impulse, katherine reached up with her other hand and flicked her hood off of her head, revea…
verb

Change the position, direction, or focus of.

Usage examples:

The company switched the boats to other routes
verb

Beat or flick with or as if with a switch.

verb

Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

noun

A device that controls an electric current and turns it on or off

Usage examples:

Flip a switch and the coffee makes itself., the team made a switch to a smaller, quicker lineup., […
noun

A complete change of one thing for another

Usage examples:

A switch from/to sth the switch to a flat rate of tax could boost spending., banks are encouraging …

Switch translation into English

Switch: translate from English into Chinese

Translate switch into Chinese (Simplified)}
转变, 开关, 交换机, 交换, 断路器, 替换, 刷, 交换器, 树条

Switch: translate from English into Dutch

Translate switch into Dutch}
Schakelaar, Omschakelen, Knopje, Lichtknopje, Roede, Karwats, Stokje, Spitsroede, Stroomwisselaar, Gard, Rijsje, Slaan, Ranselen, Uitdraaien

Switch: translate from English into French

Translate switch into French}
Changer, Commutateur, Interrupteur, Commande, Changement, Aiguillage, Échanger, Transférer, Couper, Transfert, Aiguiller, Baguette, Revirement, Cravache, Se transformer, Canne, Bouton électrique, Fouet, Fouetter, Postiche

Switch: translate from English into German

Translate switch into German}
Schalter, Wechseln, Schalten, Umschalten, Wechsel, Umschalter, Umstellung, Umsteigen, Ändern, Weiche, Tauschen, Vertauschen, Übertragen, Gerte, Tausch, Rute, Änderung, Lenken, Rangieren, Schwenken, Spießrute

Switch: translate from English into Hindi

Translate switch into Hindi}
बदलना, स्विच, बटन, टहनी, कृत्रिम बालों की लट, स्विच-द्वारा चालू करना

Switch: translate from English into Italian

Translate switch into Italian}
Interruttore, Passare, Commutatore, Scambiare, Scambio, Cambiamento, Deviare, Deviatoio, Spostarsi su, Smistare, Mutamento, Frusta, Fustigare, Bastoncino, Frustare, Cambiare all'improvviso

Switch: translate from English into Korean

Translate switch into Korean}
스위치, 개폐기, 포인트, 전철기, 회초리, 꼭지, 고동, 바꾸다, 끄다, 다리, 낭창낭창한 작은 가지, 다른 짝패로 바꿔 모으기, 채찍질을 하다, 꼬리치다, 전철하다, 승산이 없어 딴짝으로 바꾸어 모으다, 다른 사람 명의로 경마에 내보내다, 전환하다

Switch: translate from English into Russian

Translate switch into Russian}
Выключатель, Переключатель, Коммутатор, Переключаться, Переключать, Переключение, Стрелка, Изменение, Поворот, Коммутационный аппарат, Менять, Хлыст, Выключать, Прут, Меняться, Накладка, Резко хватать, Фальшивая коса, Ударять прутом или хлыстом, Стегать прутом, Махать, Размахивать, Включать или выключать, Переводить на другой путь, Направлять в другую сторону

Switch: translate from English into Spanish

Translate switch into Spanish}
Cambiar, Interruptor, Conmutador, Cambio, Aguja, Vara, Apagador, Látigo, Trastrueco, Agitar, Menear, Trenza postiza

Word origin

late 16th century (denoting a thin tapering riding whip): probably from Low German.

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