n. 1 twitch, lash, rod, whip, birch (rod), scourge He picked up the switch as if to hit me with it 2 change, alteration, exchange, shift, change-over, reversal, deflection, trade, swap or swop A switch of costume was done swiftly backstage, yielding the expression 'quick-change artist'
v. 3 twitch, lash, whip, birch, beat, strike, thrash, scourge, flog The headmaster switched the boys for the slightest misdemeanour 4 change, shift, exchange, divert, deviate The colonel switched to another subject They switched the two stones, leaving the fake emerald. 5 divert, turn, rechannel, redirect, direct They switched the funds to another project