[
  {
    "word": "switch",
    "phonetic": "/sw\u026at\u0283/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/sw\u026at\u0283/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/switch-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1770076",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bond in such a way that binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "dowel",
          "switch"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A change or exchange.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "2004, \"Curt\", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "flag",
          "option",
          "specifier",
          "points",
          "crop"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To exchange.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I want to switch this red dress for a green one."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Switch the light on."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To whip or hit with a switch.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To change places, tasks, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I want to switch to a different seat."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To swing or whisk.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to switch a cane"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be swung or whisked.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The angry cat's tail switched back and forth."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To trim.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to switch a hedge"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To shift to another circuit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "interchange",
          "swap"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Pertaining to skiing backwards.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rute",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/switch"
    ]
  }
]