Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)switchhairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure (n)switchrailroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock (n)switcha flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment (n)switcha basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other (n)switch, switching, shiftthe act of changing one thing or position for another“his switch on abortion cost him the election” Verbs
(v)switch, shift, changelay aside, abandon, or leave for another“switch to a different brand of beer”,
“She switched psychiatrists”,
“The car changed lanes” (v)throw, flip, switchcause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation“switch on the light”,
“throw the lever” (v)switchflog with or as if with a flexible rod