bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch toggle on-off switch on off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
triode | a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes, fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
switch grass Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
dog laurel dog hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
switch-hit | bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher |
throw flip switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation, switch on the light, throw the lever |
switch on turn on | cause to operate by flipping a switch, switch on the light, turn on the stereo |
switch off cut turn off turn out | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch, Turn off the stereo, please, cut the engine, turn out the lights |
trade swap swop switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
bidirectional | reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions |