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- Switch - n. - A small, flexible twig or rod.
- Switch - n. - A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.
- Switch - n. - A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.
- Switch - n. - A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.
- Switch - v. t. - To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
- Switch - v. t. - To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
- Switch - v. t. - To trim, as, a hedge.
- Switch - v. t. - 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.
- Switch - v. t. - To shift to another circuit.
- Switch - v. i. - To walk with a jerk.
- Switched - imp. & p. p. - of Switch
- Switchel - n. - A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger.
- Switching - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Switch
- Switching - - a. & n. from Switch, v.
- Switchman - n. - One who tends a switch on a railway.
- Switchmen - pl. - of Switchman
- Switchy - a. - Whisking.
- Switchman - n. - One who tends a switch on a railway.
- Sway - n. - A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
- Switch - v. t. - To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
- Target - n. - A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
- Cut-out - n. - A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit.
- Switch - v. t. - 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.
- Switch - v. t. - To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
- Shunt - v. t. - To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift.