switch : Idioms & Phrases

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bait and switch

  • noun 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
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dip switch

  • noun (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
    DIP switch.
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dual inline package switch

  • noun (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
    DIP switch.
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electric switch

  • noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
    switch; electric switch.
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electrical switch

  • noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
    switch; electric switch.
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ignition switch

  • noun switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter
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on-off switch

  • noun a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
    on/off switch; on-off switch; toggle.
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on/off switch

  • noun a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
    on/off switch; on-off switch; toggle.
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Safety switch

  • (Railways), a form of switch contrived to prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.
  • . See Switch.
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selector switch

  • noun a switch that is used to select among alternatives
    selector.
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Switch back

  • (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.
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Switch board

  • (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected or combined in any desired manner. need "switchboard" for telephony
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switch cane

  • noun small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
    Arundinaria tecta; small cane.
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switch engine

  • noun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
    donkey engine.
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Switch grass

  • noun grass of western America used for hay
    Panicum virgatum.
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  • . (Bot.) See under Grass.
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switch off

  • verb cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
    cut; turn out; turn off.
    • Turn off the stereo, please
    • cut the engine
    • turn out the lights
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switch on

  • verb cause to operate by flipping a switch
    turn on.
    • switch on the light
    • turn on the stereo
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switch over

  • verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
    switch; exchange.
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switch-hit

  • verb bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher
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switch-hitter

  • noun a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed
  • noun slang term for a bisexual person
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switch-ivy

  • noun fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
    dog laurel; Leucothoe editorum; Leucothoe fontanesiana; dog hobble.
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three-point switch

  • noun an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
    three-point switch.
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three-way switch

  • noun an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
    three-point switch.
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time-switch

  • noun a switch set to operate at a desired time
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Toggle switch

  • noun a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
    on/off switch; on-off switch; toggle.
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  • (a) (Elec.) an electrical switch operated by pushing a lever through a small angle of deflection. The lever has a spring which returns it to its original position after the pressure applied by the operator is released. (b) (Computer programming) A mechanism for acquiring input from an operator, such that taking some action (such as pressing a function key on a keyboard) will cause a program variable to take a new value. The values are usually changed in cyclic fashion, so that a certain number of activations of the toggle returns the variable to its initial value. When there are two values to the variable, each activation of the toggle causes the variable to assume the alternate value.
Webster 1913