switches

n control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit n an event in which one thing is substituted for another n hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure n railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock n a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment n a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other n the act of changing one thing or position for another v change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence v exchange or give (something) in exchange for v lay aside, abandon, or leave for another v make a shift in or exchange of; then we switched" v cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation v flog with or as if with a flexible rod v reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)