switch

Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.

“switch to a different brand of beer”

“She switched psychiatrists”

Flog with or as if with a flexible rod.

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.

“switch on the light”

Make a shift in or exchange of.

“First Joe led; then we switched”

Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.

Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.

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

A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment.

Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure.

Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock.

Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.

The act of changing one thing or position for another.

“his switch on abortion cost him the election”

An event in which one thing is substituted for another.