Synonyms: switch, switching, shift
Definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another
Usage: his switch on abortion cost him the election
Similar words: change
Definition: the action of changing something
Usage: the change of government had no impact on the economy; his change on abortion cost him the election
Synonyms: switch
Definition: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
Similar words: basketball play
Definition: a play executed by a basketball team
Synonyms: switch
Definition: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Similar words: instrument of punishment
Definition: an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
Synonyms: switch, electric switch, electrical switch
Definition: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
Similar words: control, controller
Definition: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
Usage: the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly; I turned the controls over to her
Synonyms: switch
Definition: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
Similar words: railroad, railroad track, railway
Definition: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
Usage: he walked along the railroad track
Synonyms: switch
Definition: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
Similar words: hairpiece, postiche, false hair
Definition: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
Synonyms: transposition, substitution, switch, replacement, permutation
Definition: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Usage: the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Similar words: variation, fluctuation
Definition: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Synonyms: alternate, switch, tack, interchange, flip, flip-flop
Definition: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Similar words: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: The trend was reversed; the tides turned against him; public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
Synonyms: switch, switch over, exchange
Definition: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Similar words: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: The trend was reversed; the tides turned against him; public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
Synonyms: change over, shift, switch
Definition: make a shift in or exchange of
Usage: First Joe led; then we switched
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: switch
Definition: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Similar words: slash, welt, whip, lash, lather, strap, trounce, flog
Definition: beat severely with a whip or rod
Usage: The teacher often flogged the students; The children were severely trounced
Definition: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Usage: switch on the light; throw the lever
Synonyms: trade, switch, swop, swap
Definition: exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Similar words: 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