switch
US /swɪtʃ/
・UK /swɪtʃ/
A2
noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- A device used to open or close an electrical circuit.
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- A separate section or tress of hair, often false, used to add to a hairstyle.
- A tress of hair used for adding to a hairstyle.
- A device used to divert railroad cars from one track to another.
- A slender, flexible twig or rod.
- Thin flexible piece of wood or stick
- A sudden or abrupt change or shift.
- A thin, flexible stick.
other
- To change from one thing to another.
- To exchange something with someone.
verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
Examples
The remote control allows you to switch easily between TV channels.
The mains switch is in the cupboard under the stairs.