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SWITCH ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to operate by flipping a switch
Example:
turn on the stereo
Synonyms:
switch on; turn on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "switch on" is one way to...):
flip; switch; throw (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
switch off (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch)
