ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət ˈɔl.tɚ.nət tʃeɪndʒ

ˈflɪpˌflɒp ˈflɪpˌflɑp ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒ ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt ʃɪft ʃɪft ˌsʌbstəˈtuʃən ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən swɪtʃ swɪtʃ swɪtʃɪŋ tɹeɪd reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence the act of changing one thing or position for another his switch on abortion cost him the election make a shift in or exchange of First Joe led; then we switched lay aside, abandon, or leave for another switch to a different brand of beer She switched psychiatrists The car changed lanes a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other flog with or as if with a flexible rod cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation switch on the light throw the lever exchange or give (something) in exchange for a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure an event in which one thing is substituted for another the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood