switch
[ swich ]
/ swɪtʃ /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
SYNONYMS FOR switch
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Idioms for 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
1585–95; earlier swits, switz slender riding whip, flexible stick; compare Low German (Hanoverian) schwutsche long, thin stick
OTHER WORDS FROM switch
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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Idioms and Phrases with switch
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