ALL meanings of switchable
switch
S s - noun switchable a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining. 1
- noun switchable an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 1
- noun switchable a slender growing shoot, as of a plant. 1
- noun switchable 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 switchable Electricity. a device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit. 1
- noun switchable 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
- noun switchable a turning, shifting, or changing: a switch of votes to another candidate. 1
- noun switchable Bridge. a change to a suit other than the one played or bid previously. 1
- noun switchable Basketball. a maneuver in which two teammates on defense shift assignments so that each guards the opponent usually guarded by the other. 1
- noun switchable a tuft of hair at the end of the tail of some animals, as of the cow or lion. 1
- verb with object switchable to whip or beat with a switch or the like; lash: He switched the boy with a cane. 1
- verb with object switchable to move, swing, or whisk (a cane, a fishing line, etc.) with a swift, lashing stroke. 1
- verb with object switchable to shift or exchange: The two girls switched their lunch boxes. 1
- verb with object switchable to turn, shift, or divert: to switch conversation from a painful subject. 1
- verb with object switchable 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
- verb with object switchable Railroads. to move or transfer (a train, car, etc.) from one set of tracks to another. to drop or add (cars) or to make up (a train). 1
- verb with object switchable Movies, Television. to shift rapidly from one camera to another in order to change camera angles or shots. 1
- verb without object switchable to strike with or as with a switch. 1
- verb without object switchable to change direction or course; turn, shift, or change. 1
- verb without object switchable to exchange or replace something with another: He used to smoke this brand of cigarettes, but he switched. 1
- verb without object switchable to move or sway back and forth, as a cat's tail. 1
- verb without object switchable to be shifted, turned, etc., by means of a switch. 1
- verb without object switchable Basketball. to execute a switch. 1
- verb without object switchable Bridge. to lead a card of a suit different from the suit just led by oneself or one's partner. 1
- idioms switchable asleep at the switch, Informal. failing to perform one's duty, missing an opportunity, etc., because of negligence or inattention: He lost the contract because he was asleep at the switch. 1
- adjective switchable able to be switched between different positions 0