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Definition of Switch
| n. | 1. | A small, flexible twig or rod. | | 2. | (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another. | | 3. | A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. | | 4. | (Elec.) A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit. | | v. t. | 1. | To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. | | 2. | To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. | | 3. | To trim, as, a hedge. | | 4. | 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. | | 5. | (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit. | | v. i. | 1. | To walk with a jerk. |
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