switch-on

[ swich-on, -awn ]

/ ˈswɪtʃˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

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noun

the act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc.

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Origin of switch-on

Noun use of verb phrase switch on

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How to use switch-on in a sentence

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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He lifted his head, looked around him, and was just going to switch off the light, when he noticed the open book on his table.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Even as he spoke, Gray had found the switch, and the apartment of Kazmah became flooded with subdued light.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
She had forgotten to tell her mother of that fact—the safety of the closed receiving switch.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Delancy's hand shot out to the radio switch, cutting off the voice of the announcer.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for switch-on

switch on

verb (adverb)

to cause (a device) to operate by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn on

(tr) informal to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically

(tr) informal (now slightly dated) to make up-to-date, esp regarding outlook, dress, etc

(tr) slang to arouse emotionally or sexually

(intr) slang to take or become intoxicated by drugs

(tr) slang to introduce (someone) to drugs

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