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switch

8 entries found.


Main Entry:
1switch 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈswich\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig
Date:
1592
1: a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig <a riding switch>2: an act of switching: as a: a blow with a switch b: a shift from one to another c: a change from the usual <that outfit is a switch> 3: a tuft of long hairs at the end of the tail of an animal (as a cow) — see cow illustration4: a device made usually of two movable rails and necessary connections and designed to turn a locomotive or train from one track to another5: a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit6: a heavy strand of hair used in addition to a person's own hair for some coiffures


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