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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Switch \Switch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Switched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Switching.]
     1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
        --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by
        a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch
        off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Switching \Switch"ing\,
     a. & n. from Switch, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Switching engine, a locomotive for switching cars from one
        track to another, and making up trains; -- called also
        switch engine. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switch \Switch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Switched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Switching.]
     1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
        --Chapman.
  
     2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
  
     3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
     4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by
        a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch
        off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
  
     5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switching \Switch"ing\,
     a. & n. from Switch, v.
  
     Switching engine, a locomotive for switching cars from one
        track to another, and making up trains; -- called also
        switch engine. [U.S.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  switching
       n : the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his
           switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: switch,
            shift]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η αλλαγή γραμμής (σιδηροτροχιά) σε τραίνο
     2 η μεταγωγή
     3 (ετ δικυπ en) μεταγωγή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     n.
     1 The act or process of something that switches.
     2 # Corporal punishment by use of a switch (gloss: twig or twigs).
     3 # Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
     4 # The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
     5 # The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
     6 # Change from one product/service provider to another.
     vb.
     (present participle of en switch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     n.
     1 The act or process of something that switches.
     2 # Corporal punishment by use of a switch (gloss: twig or twigs).
     3 # Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
     4 # The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
     5 # The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
     6 # Change from one product/service provider to another.
     vb.
     (present participle of en switch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     n.
     1 The act or process of something that switches.
     2 # Corporal punishment by use of a switch (gloss: twig or twigs).
     3 # Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
     4 # The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
     5 # The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
     6 # Change from one product/service provider to another.
     vb.
     (present participle of en switch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     n.
     1 The act or process of something that switches.
     2 # Corporal punishment by use of a switch (gloss: twig or twigs).
     3 # Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
     4 # The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
     5 # The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
     6 # Change from one product/service provider to another.
     vb.
     (present participle of en switch nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s witch ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switching
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en switch ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb switch)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Switching /swˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  التحويل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  switching /swˈɪtʃɪŋ/ 
  přepíná

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  switching /swˈɪtʃɪŋ/ 
  přepínání