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[Noun] | "switch" | \ ˈswich \
1: a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
2: an act of switching: such as
3: a blow with a switch
Origin: 1597 ;
Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig;
(1) - { switch engine } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "switch engine"
1: a railroad engine used in switching cars
Origin: 1867 ;
(3) - { switch-hitter } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
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[Noun] | "switch-hit*ter" | \ ˈswich-ˈhi-tər \
1: a baseball player who switch-hits
2: bisexual
3: one that is flexible or adaptable; especially : a person who can work equally well in either of two jobs or capacities
Origin: 1919 ;
(1) - { switch knife } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "switch knife"
1: switchblade
Origin: 1950 ;
(2) - { bait and switch } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "bait and switch"
1: a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one
2: the ploy of offering a person something desirable to gain favor (such as political support) then thwarting expectations with something less desirable
Origin: 1962 ;
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[Verb] | "switch"
1: to strike or beat with or as if with a switch
2: whisk, lash
3: to turn from one railroad track to another : shunt
Origin: circa 1611 ;
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[Verb] | "switch-hit" | \ ˈswich-ˈhit \
1: to bat right-handed against a left-handed pitcher and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher in baseball
Origin: 1938 ;
Back-formation from switch-hitter;
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[Phrasal verb] | "switch off"
1: to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
2: to stop paying attention
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[Phrasal verb] | "switch on"
1: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
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[Idiom] | "switch (shifts) with (someone)"
1: to work someone's shift in exchange for that person working one's shift
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[Verb] | "switch"
1: to give up (something) and take something else in return;
* e.g., " ... switched the real grapes for fake ones "
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2: to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions;
* e.g., " ... cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud "
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[Noun] | "switch"
1: a long thin or flexible tool for striking;
* e.g., " ... struck the horse's hide with a leather switch, and it took off at a gallop "
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2: a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down;
* e.g., " ... that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano "
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3: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;
* e.g., " ... in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge "
Synonyms :
bang,
bash,
bat,
beat,
belt,
biff,
blow,
bop,
box,
bust,
chop,
clap,
clip,
cuff,
dab,
hack,
hit,
hook,
lash,
lick,
pelt,
pick,
poke,
rap,
slam,
slap,
slug,
sock,
swat,
thud,
welt,
wham,
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[Noun] | "switch knife"
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[Noun] | "switch knives"
1: as in daggers, bowie knifes;
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[Noun] | "bait and switch"
1: a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one;
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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[ "switch" ]
1: A person who vaccilates between dominant and submissive roles within sexual relations.
* e.g., ... #1 Are you dom or sub?
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[ "switch" ]
1: A flimsy tree branch used for whoopin' kids asses! Usually picked by the person who is about to get the ass whoopin'. Switch's grow on all trees and can be used if there is no belt or shoe around.
* e.g., ... Grandma: Get yo' ass outside and go pick a switch cuz I'm bout to whip your ass for actin' a fool at school today.
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[ "switch" ]
1: A full auto selector for Glock pistols. It is considered a machine gun and illegal under federal law. Popular among thugs in chicago.
* e.g., ... "Four Nick with a drum, a Glock with a switch
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[ "switch" ]
1: A game played with the same amount of boys as there are girls, where a timer is set. For that duration of time, you make out with the opposite sex. When the timer goes off, everyone rotates- switches- their partners until eventually every guy has kissed every girl there, and vice versa. It is a very effective way to get down with someone you are into, without being too awkward about it and letting them know you really want to get down with them. Also very effective if you keep the turns short, as to prevent boredom as well other problems.
* e.g., ... Boy 1: "Hey let's play switch so I can get down with Brooke."
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[ "switch" ]
1: A classic Black (African American) term with a couple of meanings:
* e.g., ... That freak thinks she's all that! Just look at how she switchin' down the street!
[ "switch" ]
2: verb: to switch is to walk (or possibly dance) in a suggestive hip swaying motion.
* e.g., ... Boy! Go out and fetch me a switch so I can tan your hide.
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3: noun: a switch is a whip made from a tree or bush branch for the purpose of discipline.
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[ "switch" ]
1: When you do a skateboarding move in your unnatural stance.
* e.g., ... "I switch flipped the water gap."
[ "switch" ]
2: ie. If your 'regular', do a 'goofy' trick. If your 'goofy' do a 'regular' trick.
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[ "switch" ]
1: to turn nasty or change personality.
* e.g., ... If he does that again I'm going to switch on him...
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[ "switch" ]
1: A person who goes into an inner-city area known for street drug dealing with the sole intention of purchasing narcotics. Known as switches because they will buy from the first dealer they encounter instead of consumating a previously arranged drug deal. Police officers will look for young, "suburban" looking caucasians driving through areas they would typically not frequent.
* e.g., ... "Last night I bagged up fifty bags of re-rock in hopes that some switches would drive down the avenue."
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[ "switch" ]
1: control for operating hydraulics on your vehicle
* e.g., ... hit the switch and make the bumper scrape
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[ "switch" ]
1: v.t. in const. "switch (one's) hips" To reverse (a girl's) relative position while dancing with her, as by applying pressure on alternate sides of her hips; also, to apply such pressure to guide the girl's hips into a concordant rhythm without encouraging a position reversal.
* e.g., ... "Switch my hips on the floor" -Britney Spears, "The Hook-Up" (In the Zone, 2003)
[ "switch" ]
2: To swing (one's own hips) suggestively.
* e.g., ... "I like the way you do that right thurr/ Switch your hips when you're walkin, let down your hair" -Chingy, "Right Thurr" (Jackpot, 2003)
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