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switch
[ swich ]
/ swɪtʃ /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Idioms about switch
asleep at the switch, Informal. failing to perform one's duty, missing an opportunity, etc., because of negligence or inattention: He lost the contract because he was asleep at the switch.
Origin of switch
First recorded in 1585–95; earlier swits, switz “slender riding whip, flexible stick”; compare Low German (Hanoverian) schwutsche “long, thin stick”
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Words nearby switch
swiss roll, Swiss steak, Swiss tournament, Swissvale, Swit., switch, switchback, switchblade, switchboard, switch box, switch cane
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British Dictionary definitions for switch
switch
/ (swɪtʃ) /
noun
verb
See also switch off, switch on
Derived forms of switch
switcher, nounswitchlike, adjectiveWord Origin for switch
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch branch, twig
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