Definition of Switching in English :

Define Switching in English

Switching meaning in English

Meaning of Switching in English

Pronunciation of Switching in English

Switching pronunciation in English

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Switching

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Noun

1. shift, switch, switching

the act of changing one thing or position for another

Example Sentences:
'his switch on abortion cost him the election'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Switching

see synonyms of switching
noun
1. 
a mechanical, electrical, electronic, or optical device for opening or closing a circuit or for diverting energy from one part of a circuit to another
2. 
a swift and usually sudden shift or change
3. 
an exchange or swap
4. 
a flexible rod or twig, used esp for punishment
5. 
the sharp movement or blow of such an instrument
6. 
a tress of false hair used to give added length or bulk to a woman's own hairstyle
7. 
the tassel-like tip of the tail of cattle and certain other animals
8. 
any of various card games in which the suit is changed during play
9. US and Canadian
a railway siding
10. US and Canadian
a railway point
11. Australian informal switchboard
verb
12. 
to shift, change, turn aside, or change the direction of (something)
13. 
to exchange (places); replace (something by something else)
the battalions switched fronts
14. mainly US and Canadian
to transfer (rolling stock) from one railway track to another
15. (transitive)
to cause (an electric current) to start or stop flowing or to change its path by operating a switch
16. 
to swing or cause to swing, esp back and forth
17. (transitive)
to lash or whip with or as if with a switch

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Switching

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noun
1. 
a thin, flexible twig, rod, stick, etc., esp. one used for whipping
2. 
the bushy part of the tail in some animals, as the cow
3. 
a separate tress or plait of natural or synthetic hair bound at one end and used by women as part of a coiffure
4. 
an abrupt, sharp, lashing movement, as with a switch
5. 
a device that controls the flow of current in an electric circuit, esp. by turning the current on or off or diverting it to a particular part of the circuit
6. 
a. 
a movable section of railroad track used in transferring a train from one set of tracks to another
b.  US
siding (sense 2)
7. 
a shift or transference, esp. if sudden or unexpected
verb transitive
8. 
to whip or beat with or as with a switch
9. 
to jerk or swing sharply; lash
a cow switching its tail
10. 
to shift; transfer; change; turn aside; divert
11. 
a. 
to operate the switch of (an electric circuit) so as to connect, disconnect, or divert
b. 
to turn (an electric light or appliance) on or off in this way
12.  US
to transfer (a railroad train or car) from one set of tracks to another by use of a switch; shunt
13. 
to change or exchange
to switch places
verb intransitive
14.  US
to move from or as from one set of tracks to another
15. 
to shift; transfer; change
16. 
to swing sharply; lash

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Switching

see synonyms of switching
n.
1.
a. An exchange or a swap, especially one done secretly.
b. A transference or shift, as of opinion or attention.
2.
a. A device used to break or open an electric circuit or to divert current from one conductor to another.
b. A device consisting of two sections of railroad track and accompanying apparatus used to transfer rolling stock from one track to another.
3.
a. A slender flexible rod, stick, or twig, especially one used for whipping.
b. The bushy tip of the tail of certain animals: a cow's switch.
c. A thick strand of real or synthetic hair used as part of a coiffure.
d. A flailing or lashing, as with a slender rod: gave the ox a switch.
v. switched, switch·ing, switch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To exchange: asked her brother to switch seats with her.
b. To shift, transfer, or divert: switched the conversation to a lighter subject.
2.
a. To connect, disconnect, or divert (an electric current) by operating a switch.
b. To cause (an electric current or appliance) to begin or cease operation: switched the lights on and off.
c. Informal To produce as if by operating a control. Often used with on: switched on the charm.
3. To move (rolling stock) from one track to another; shunt.
4.
a. To whip with a switch, especially in punishing a child.
b. To jerk or swish abruptly or sharply: a cat switching its tail.
v.intr.
1. To make or undergo a shift or an exchange: The office has switched to shorter summer hours.
2. To swish sharply from side to side.

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