Transcription
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- [swich]
- /swɪtʃ/
- /swɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swich]
- /swɪtʃ/
Definitions of switch word
- noun switch a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining. 1
- noun switch an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 1
- noun switch a slender growing shoot, as of a plant. 1
- noun switch a hairpiece consisting of a bunch or tress of long hair or some substitute, fastened together at one end and worn by women to supplement their own hair. 1
- noun switch Electricity. a device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit. 1
- noun switch Railroads. a track structure for diverting moving trains or rolling stock from one track to another, commonly consisting of a pair of movable rails. 1
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Origin of switch
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; earlier swits, switz slender riding whip, flexible stick; compare Low German (Hanoverian) schwutsche long, thin stick
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Switch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
switch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
switch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for switch
noun switch
- about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- adjuster — An adjuster is a device which allows you to alter a piece of equipment's position or setting.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- antipole — the opposite pole
- aspect — An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
verb switch
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- belt — A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- birching — the action of beating someone, esp a naughty schoolchild, with a birch
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
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