| 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 |
| standby | something that can be relied on when needed |
| 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 |
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 |
understudy
standby | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required |
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 |
| standby | ready for emergency use, a standby generator, a standby crew |