Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of switch
"The janitor climbed onto a ladder to change out the broken overhead switches in the warehouse."
In plain English: Switches are devices that turn electricity on and off to control things like lights or computers.
"The light switches are located near the door."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switch
"She switches to a new app whenever her current one crashes."
In plain English: To switch something means to change it from one state or position to another, like flipping a light on or off.
"She switches the lights off before leaving the room."
Derived from Old English swycian meaning to make quiet, this term originally referred to silencing an opponent in debate before evolving to denote any device used to turn something on or off. The plural form simply indicates multiple such devices or mechanisms.