switch
[ swich ]
/ swɪtʃ /
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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
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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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