Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In telephony, the process by which the operator at the switchboard brings subscribers into communication.
- noun A beating with a switch.
- noun Trimming.
- noun Shunting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
switch , v. - [U.S.] a locomotive for switching cars from one track to another, and making up trains; -- called also
switch engine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
switch . - noun a beating by means of a
switch (twig or twigs). - noun movement of an animal's tail
- noun the
transference of aninvestment from onefund to another - noun the movement of a
locomotive from onetrack to another - noun change from one product / service provider to another
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
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Examples
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The term switching explains why people become caught in the prison of the mind.
WN.com - Articles related to Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease 2010
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The label switching in MPLS allows routers to map a direct path from one end point on the network to another.
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The term switching explains why people become caught in the prison of the mind.
WN.com - Articles related to Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease 2010
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The label switching in MPLS allows routers to map a direct path from one end point on the network to another.
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Salesman: No. I don't suppose you are interested in switching electrical suppliers?
Possibly no the greatest line from a salesman on the door Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Party switching is fun, but Leadership has to put enourmous effort into satisfying the needs of the switcher.
How the worm has turned in Virginia. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010
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This delay in switching to swine flu production means that we will have to wait until the last weeks of August before vaccine arrives.
Why have we lost control of Swine Flue when Britain is supposed to be "the best prepared country in the world" Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Risky move, but if they are successful in switching the debate to a moral one, they could get it passed and not lose too much popular support.
‘Liberals tired of health care compromise.’ - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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This delay in switching to swine flu production means that we will have to wait until the last weeks of August before vaccine arrives.
Archive 2009-07-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Salesman: No. I don't suppose you are interested in switching electrical suppliers?
Archive 2009-10-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009
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