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. 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.