switch off

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Definitions of switch off words

noun switch off the act or process of switching off a power supply, light source, appliance, etc. 1
verb with object switch off to whip or beat with a switch or the like; lash: He switched the boy with a cane. 1
verb with object switch off to move, swing, or whisk (a cane, a fishing line, etc.) with a swift, lashing stroke. 1
verb with object switch off to shift or exchange: The two girls switched their lunch boxes. 1
verb with object switch off to turn, shift, or divert: to switch conversation from a painful subject. 1
verb with object switch off Electricity. to connect, disconnect, or redirect (an electric circuit or the device it serves) by operating a switch (often followed by off or on): I switched on a light. 1

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

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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".

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end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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