Meaning

• To exchange.

  "I want to switch this red dress for a green one."

• To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

  "Switch the light on."

• To whip or hit with a switch.

• To change places, tasks, etc.

  "I want to switch to a different seat."

• To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

• To swing or whisk.

  "to switch a cane"

• To be swung or whisked.

  "The angry cat's tail switched back and forth."

• To trim.

  "to switch a hedge"

• To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

  "to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another"

• To shift to another circuit.