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 |
change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
speed speeding hurrying | changing location rapidly |
speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
sensing perception | becoming aware of something via the senses |
amphetamine pep pill upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
detector sensor sensing element | any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
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 |
speed bump | a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway |
speedometer speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
speed skate racing skate | an ice skate with a long blade, worn for racing |
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 |
speed swiftness fastness | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens, the project advanced with gratifying speed |
execution speed | (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions, measured in MIPS |
detection sensing | the perception that something has occurred or some state exists, early detection can often lead to a cure |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
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 |
motorcycle cop motorcycle policeman speed cop | a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) |
speeder speed demon | a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit |
speed freak | addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines) |
speedskater speed skater | an ice-skater who races competitively, usually around an oval course |
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 |
focal ratio f number stop number speed | the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system |
high-speed steel hot-work steel | an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat, used to make metalutting tools |
speed velocity | distance travelled per unit time |
speed of light light speed c | the speed at which light travels in a vacuum, the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly ,, meters per second |
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 |
accelerate speed up speed quicken | move faster, The car accelerated |
accelerate speed speed up | cause to move faster, He accelerated the car |
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 |