Main entry: exchange
Definition: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
Usage: the endgame began after the exchange of queens
Main entry: exchange
Definition: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
Usage: black lost the exchange
Main entry: substitution, commutation, exchange
Definition: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
Main entry: exchange, interchange
Definition: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
Usage: he earns his living from the interchange of currency
Main entry: exchange
Definition: the act of giving something in return for something received
Usage: deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable
Main entry: interchange, exchange
Definition: the act of changing one thing for another thing
Usage: Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience; there was an interchange of prisoners
Definition: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
Usage: after a short rally Connors won the point
Main entry: central, telephone exchange, exchange
Definition: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
Main entry: exchange
Definition: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
Main entry: exchange
Definition: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
Usage: they had a bitter exchange
Main entry: exchange
Definition: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
Main entry: switch, switch over, exchange
Definition: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Main entry: convert, exchange, commute, change
Definition: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Usage: Could you convert my dollars into pounds?; He changed his name; convert centimeters into inches; convert holdings into shares
Main entry: commute, exchange, convert
Definition: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Main entry: change, interchange, exchange
Definition: give to, and receive from, one another
Usage: Would you change places with me?; We have been exchanging letters for a year
Main entry: exchange, replace, interchange, substitute
Definition: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Usage: the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt; substitute regular milk with fat-free milk; synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Main entry: exchange
Definition: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
Usage: exchange prisoners; exchange employees between branches of the company