a small, flexible twig or rod.-a movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.-a separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.-a mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.-to strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.-to swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.-to trim, as, a hedge.-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.-to shift to another circuit.-to walk with a jerk.