Switch

//swɪt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "switch" (487 found)

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Closest matches (98)

interchange substitution switch over trade about face about-face accommodation action adaptation adjustment agency alchemy alteration alternate amelioration anagnorisis angle apostacize apostasy apostatize

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Verb(9 words)

exchange interchange shift swap swap out alternate change change over commute

Strong matches (146)

continuity contrivance control conversion convert cooperate counterchange cowhide crop cudgel cut deadwood deal defect defection deflect deflection degeneration degenerative change delegation

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deliver denouement deport deputation deputyship desert design deterioration development deviate deviation device difference diffuse direct discontinuity displacement disseminate divergence diversification diversion diversity divert do business do over draw aside drub dub in earthshaker ease off edge off electrical parts and devices episode even trade exchange expel export extradite eye opener eye-opener fable fall fall away fall off falling action false hair ferule fitting flag flagellate flagellum flail flip flop flip-flop flog fly off fork frond fustigate gee generator get back at get even with gimmick give a whipping give and take give in exchange give place to give the stick glance glance off go off go over goofy gradual change growth hand hand forward hand on hand over haw head off horse-trade horsewhip imp impart import improvement incident jib joint joker kicker knout lace lapse lash lay on leg limb line link lobe lobule local color logroll logrolling make make do make do with make over make way for melioration member metastasize metathesize

Verb(3 words)

counterchange flip flip-flop

Noun(7 words)

crop double-decker electric switch electrical switch flag glock switch makepeace

Related words (243)

mitigation modification modulation mood motif move aside movement mythos naturalization naturalize offer in exchange offshoot organ overthrow paddle pandybat parts pass pass on pass over

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pass the buck passage pay back perfuse peripeteia permute pinion pistol whip pistol-whip plan plot points pommel pork barrel power of attorney progress pummel put up with qualification quid pro quo radical change ramage ramification rat rattan rawhide re creation re-creation re-formation realignment reciprocate recognition reconversion reconvert redeem redesign redirect reduce reduce to reduction reform reformation regular relay remaking render renewal replacement representation requite reshaping resolution resolve into respond restructuring retaliate return return the compliment revelation reversal reverse revival revivification revolution ring in rising action rod rotate ruler runner sarment scheme scion scissors scourge secede secondary plot sheer off shift shocker shoot shove aside shunt shy shy off side sidestep sidetrack sidle slant slip smite spank spear spray spread sprig sprit sprout spur staggerer startler steer clear of step aside stick stolon story strap strike stripe structure subject subplot subrogation substitute sucker sudden change supersedence superseding supersedure supersession supplantation supplanting supplantment surprisal surprise surprise ending surprise package surprise party swap swap horses swapping swing swinge switch-over tail take in exchange tendril thallus thematic development theme thrash throw thump thunderbolt thunderclap tit for tat tone topic total change trade in trade off trade sight unseen trading traffic transfer transfer property transform transformation transfuse transit transition translate translocate transmit transplace transplant transpose trounce truck truncheon turn turn aside turn away turn back turn cloak turn into turn over turnabout turning into twig twist twitch upheaval variation variety vary veer veer off vicariousness violent change volte face volte-face wag waggle wallop wane wave whale whip whop wing worsening

Noun(11 words)

option permutation points replacement rute scissors shift specifier substitution switching transposition

Verb(9 words)

replace substitute switch out switch over swop tack throw trade transpose

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

14 relation types

More general

34 entries

abandon alter basketball play change change by reversal control controller engage exchange false hair flog fluctuation hairpiece instrument of punishment interchange

Showing 16 of 34 words.

More specific

59 entries

DIP switch analogue switch ball switch breather switch bubble switch centrifugal switch company switch digital switch dipswitch disconnect switch double pole, double throw switch fireman's switch float switch footswitch four-way switch hall-effect switch

Showing 16 of 59 words.

Synonyms

8 entries

crop flag interchange points substitution switch over throw trade

Related terms

3 entries

reciprocate switch off switch on

capable of

4 entries

arm weapon set to on turn on turn on light

coordinate

2 entries

goofy regular

derived

77 entries

DIP switch Glock switch Q-switch RF switch matrix Strowger switch Texas switch Turing switch antenna switch antiswitch arrow switch asleep at the switch bait and switch bait-and-switch big red switch big switch bitch switch

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has context

13 entries

bdsm computer science computing ecclesiastical freestyle networking programming rail transport skiing slang snowboarding telecommunication us

is a

14 entries

basketball play change computer control control device control structure coupler electrical component electronic device hairpiece instrument of punishment networking hardware portal railroad track

manner of

2 entries

change flog

motivated by_goal

1 entries

fickle

part of

1 entries

electrical circuit

related to

36 entries

angry change circuit cli construct corporal punishment current device electric enraged exchange expression hair hit hub jute

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similar

6 entries

change commute convert exchange goofy regular

Translations

368 translations across 77 languages.

Afrikaans

3 entries

punt noun (movable section of railroad track)
skakel noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
skakelaar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Albanian

1 entries

pikë noun (movable section of railroad track)

Arabic

1 entries

مِقْلَاد noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Armenian

4 entries

անջատիչ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ճիպոտ noun (thin rod used as a whip)
սլաք noun (movable section of railroad track)
փոխարկիչ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

4 entries

ܡܲܦܬܵܚܵܐ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ܡܸܫܬܲܚܠܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ noun (movable section of railroad track)
ܫܲܒܘܼܛܵܐ noun (thin rod used as a whip)
ܫܲܚܠܸܦ verb (to exchange)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

açar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
dəyişdirici noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
çevirgəc noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
çubuq noun (thin rod used as a whip)

Bashkir

1 entries

сыбыҡ noun (thin rod used as a whip)

Basque

1 entries

etengailu noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Belarusian

4 entries

выключа́льнік noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
выключа́цель noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
камута́тар noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
камута́тар noun (networking device)

Bengali

2 entries

চাবি noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
সুইচ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Bulgarian

4 entries

гъ́вкава пръ́чка noun (thin rod used as a whip)
ключ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
комута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
комутатор noun (networking device)

Burmese

1 entries

ခလုတ် noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Catalan

4 entries

agulla noun (movable section of railroad track)
interruptor noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
interruptor noun (command line notation)
opció noun (command line notation)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

交換機 /交换机 noun (networking device)
開關 /开关 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
電門 /电门 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
點 /点 noun (movable section of railroad track)

Czech

4 entries

přepínač noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
přepínač noun (command line notation)
přepínač noun (networking device)
vypínač noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Danish

4 entries

afbryder noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
omskifter noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
skiftespor noun (movable section of railroad track)
sporskifte noun (movable section of railroad track)

Dutch

4 entries

schakelaar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
spitsroede noun (thin rod used as a whip)
twijg noun (thin rod used as a whip)
wissel noun (movable section of railroad track)

Esperanto

4 entries

enkursigilo noun (networking device)
plurrolulo noun (someone willing to switch roles in BDSM)
vergo noun (thin rod used as a whip)
ŝaltilo noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Estonian

1 entries

lüliti noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Finnish

4 entries

switch adj (Snowboarding)
switch adj (Skiing)
argumentti noun (command line notation)
katkaisija noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

French

4 entries

switch adj (Snowboarding)
switch adj (Skiing)
aiguillage noun (movable section of railroad track)
aiguille noun (movable section of railroad track)

Fula

2 entries

waylu noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
𞤱𞤢𞤴𞤤𞤵 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Georgian

1 entries

გადართოთ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

German

4 entries

Netzwerkweiche noun (networking device)
Schalter noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
Spießrute noun (thin rod used as a whip)
Switch noun (networking device)

Greek

2 entries

διακόπτης noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
αλλάζω verb (to exchange)

Gujarati

1 entries

ચાંપ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

chanje noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Haryanvi

1 entries

खटका noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Hebrew

2 entries

מֶתֶג noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
החליף verb (to exchange)

Hindi

1 entries

स्विच noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Hungarian

1 entries

kapcsoló noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Indonesian

2 entries

sakelar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
wesel noun (movable section of railroad track)

Ingrian

1 entries

strelkka noun (movable section of railroad track)

Interlingua

4 entries

cambio noun (movable section of railroad track)
commutator noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
cambiar verb (to change places or tasks)
commutar verb (to hit with a switch (rod))

Irish

2 entries

ladhróg noun (movable section of railroad track)
lasc noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Italian

4 entries

argomento noun (command line notation)
centralino noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
interruttore noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
opzione noun (command line notation)

Japanese

4 entries

スイッチ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
分岐器 noun (movable section of railroad track)
開閉器 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
電源 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Karelian

1 entries

šähkökatkuaja noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Kazakh

3 entries

ажыратқыш noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
айырғыш noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
сөндіргіш noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Khmer

1 entries

កុងតាក់ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Korean

3 entries

개폐기 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
스위치 noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
포인트 noun (movable section of railroad track)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

ажыраткыч noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
өчүргүч noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Lao

2 entries

ສວິດໄຟ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ສະຫວິດໄຟ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Latvian

3 entries

pārmija noun (movable section of railroad track)
slēdzis noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
žagars noun (thin rod used as a whip)

Lithuanian

1 entries

jungiklis noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Luhya

1 entries

eswichi noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Macedonian

4 entries

прачка noun (thin rod used as a whip)
прекинувач noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
развод noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
свртница noun (movable section of railroad track)

Malay

2 entries

suis noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
tukar verb (to exchange)

Mongolian

4 entries

нээлэг noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ташуур noun (thin rod used as a whip)
унтраалга noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ᠤᠨᠲᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Māori

4 entries

pana noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
takahuri verb (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch)
takahuri verb (to change places or tasks)
whakakā verb (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch)

Norman

2 entries

houssinne noun (thin rod used as a whip)
souitchi verb (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

bryter noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
pens noun (movable section of railroad track)
prylestokk noun (thin rod used as a whip)
sentral noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

brytar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
pens noun (movable section of railroad track)
sporveksel noun (movable section of railroad track)

Pali

1 entries

vijjuppavāhaniyāmaka noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Persian

2 entries

سویچ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
کلید noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Polish

4 entries

przełącznik noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
switch noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
wyłącznik noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
zwrotnica noun (movable section of railroad track)

Portuguese

4 entries

agulha noun (movable section of railroad track)
aparelho de mudança de via noun (movable section of railroad track)
açoite noun (thin rod used as a whip)
central telefónica noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Romanian

4 entries

centrală noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
comutator noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
comutator noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
comutator noun (networking device)

Russian

4 entries

выключа́тель m on/off noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ключ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
коммута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
коммута́тор noun (networking device)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kòrbāč noun (thin rod used as a whip)
prekìdāč noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
sklȍpka noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
skrétnica noun (movable section of railroad track)

Slovak

3 entries

prepínač noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
spínač noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
vymeniť verb (to exchange)

Slovene

2 entries

kretnica noun (movable section of railroad track)
stikalo noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Spanish

4 entries

aguja noun (movable section of railroad track)
cambio noun (movable section of railroad track)
chucho noun (movable section of railroad track)
conmutador noun (networking device)

Swahili

1 entries

swichi noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Swedish

4 entries

brytare noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
spö noun (thin rod used as a whip)
strömbrytare noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
switch noun (networking device)

Tagalog

1 entries

kabtol noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Tajik

2 entries

васлкунак noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
калид noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Telugu

1 entries

స్విచ్చి noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Thai

4 entries

สวิตช์ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
สวิตช์ noun (networking device)
ไม้เรียว noun (thin rod used as a whip)
สลับ verb (to exchange)

Turkish

3 entries

anahtar noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
nokta noun (movable section of railroad track)
şalter noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Turkmen

2 entries

wyklýuçatel noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
çybyk noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вимика́ч noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ключ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
комута́тор noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
комута́тор noun (networking device)

Unami

1 entries

siakw noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Urdu

1 entries

سُوِیچ noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Uzbek

4 entries

chiviq noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
vikluchatel noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
xivchin noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
xivchin noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)

Vietnamese

4 entries

bộ chuyển mạch noun (networking device)
chuyển mạch noun (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines)
công tắc noun (device to turn electric current on and off)
ngắt điện noun (device to turn electric current on and off)

Welsh

4 entries

cledren droi noun (movable section of railroad track)
ffon noun (thin rod used as a whip)
gwialen noun (thin rod used as a whip)
iard drefnu noun (movable section of railroad track)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.

Source: tatoeba (22310)

Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.

Source: tatoeba (25657)

Lucy turned on the light switch.

Source: tatoeba (29565)

Can I switch over from a sightseeing visa to a business one?

Source: tatoeba (34789)

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