ALL meanings of switched
switch
S s - noun switched 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. 2
- noun switched a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining. 1
- noun switched an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 1
- noun switched a slender growing shoot, as of a plant. 1
- noun switched 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 switched a turning, shifting, or changing: a switch of votes to another candidate. 1
- noun switched Bridge. a change to a suit other than the one played or bid previously. 1
- noun switched Basketball. a maneuver in which two teammates on defense shift assignments so that each guards the opponent usually guarded by the other. 1
- noun switched a tuft of hair at the end of the tail of some animals, as of the cow or lion. 1
- verb with object switched to whip or beat with a switch or the like; lash: He switched the boy with a cane. 1
- verb with object switched to move, swing, or whisk (a cane, a fishing line, etc.) with a swift, lashing stroke. 1
- verb with object switched to shift or exchange: The two girls switched their lunch boxes. 1
- verb with object switched to turn, shift, or divert: to switch conversation from a painful subject. 1
- verb with object switched 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 switched 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 switched Movies, Television. to shift rapidly from one camera to another in order to change camera angles or shots. 1
- verb without object switched to strike with or as with a switch. 1
- verb without object switched to change direction or course; turn, shift, or change. 1
- verb without object switched to exchange or replace something with another: He used to smoke this brand of cigarettes, but he switched. 1
- verb without object switched to move or sway back and forth, as a cat's tail. 1
- verb without object switched to be shifted, turned, etc., by means of a switch. 1
- verb without object switched Basketball. to execute a switch. 1
- verb without object switched Bridge. to lead a card of a suit different from the suit just led by oneself or one's partner. 1
- idioms switched 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
- noun switched Electricity. a device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit. 0