switch - noun

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

the act of changing one thing or position for another

switch - verb

• change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
• exchange or give (something) in exchange for
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
• make a shift in or exchange of
• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
• flog with or as if with a flexible rod
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

switch - thesaurus

alternate   change   exchange   flip   interchange   permutation   replacement   shift   substitution   swap   switching   swop   tack   throw   trade   transposition