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the act of changing one thing or position for another
his switch on abortion cost him the election
(noun) 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
(noun) transposition, substitution, replacement, permutation
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
(verb) alternate, tack, interchange, flip, flip-flop
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
(verb) switch over, exchange
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
(verb) change over, shift
make a shift in or exchange of
First Joe led; then we switched
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
switch to a different brand of beer; She switched psychiatrists; The car changed lanes
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
switch on the light; throw the lever
exchange or give (something) in exchange for