(Baseball) Able to bat either right-handed or left-handed

A basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other.

A device consisting of two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock.

ETYM Cf. od. swick a scourage, a whip. Related to Swink, Swing.
(Irregular plural: switches).
1. The act of changing one thing or position for another; SYN. switching, shift.<br /> 2. A tress of false hair used by women to give shape to a coiffure.
3. A flexible implement, usually a small stick, used for punishment.

A mechanical, electrical, or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.

1. A circuit element that has two states: on and off.
2. A control device that allows the user to choose one of two or more possible states.
3. In communications, a computer or electromechanical device that controls routing and operation of a signal path.
4. In networking, a device capable of forwarding packets directly to the ports associated with particular network addresses. See also bridge, multilayer, router.
5. In operating systems such as MS-DOS, an argument used to control the execution of a command or an application, typically starting with a slash character (/).

ETYM Prov. Eng.
1. To make a shift in or exchange of; SYN. change over, shift, turn around.
2. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; SYN. shift, change.

When you switch off an electrical or mechanical device, you change the controls to stop it from producing or doing something. Turn off is similar to switch off. Switch on is the opposite of switch off.

When you switch on an electrical or mechanical device, you change the controls to make it start producing or doing something. Turn on is similar to switch on. Switch off is the opposite of switch on.

An enclosure that contains a selector switch. When a user selects a switch setting, the signal passing through the box may be directed either from a single input to one of multiple outputs, or from the selected input to a single output. Switch boxes are often used to connect multiple peripherals, such as printers, to a single port.

Arundinaria tecta
small cane

A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard; SYN. donkey engine.

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