verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.
— synonyms: switch_over, exchange
verb exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
— synonyms: trade, swap, swop
verb lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
— synonyms: shift, change
verb make a shift in or exchange of.
— synonyms: change_over, shift
verb cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
— synonyms: throw, flip
verb flog with or as if with a flexible rod.
verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
— synonyms: interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop
noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.
— synonyms: electric_switch, electrical_switch
noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another.
— synonyms: substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement
noun hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair.
noun railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections.
noun a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment.
noun a basketball maneuver.
noun the act of changing one thing or position for another.
— synonyms: switching, shift
Examples
“Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.”
“2004, "Curt", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)”
“I want to switch this red dress for a green one.”