n.
1.control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
2.an event in which one thing is substituted for another
3.hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair
4.railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections
5.a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
6.a basketball maneuver
7.the act of changing one thing or position for another switch v.
1.change over, change around, or switch over
2.exchange or give (something) in exchange for
3.lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
4.make a shift in or exchange of
5.cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
6.flog with or as if with a flexible rod
7.reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Idiom of the Day
put (someone) on hold
to leave someone waiting during a telephone call
I phoned the bank and the receptionist put me on hold.
