SWITCH (2)

Switch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Switched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Switching.] 1. 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman.
2. 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
3. 3. To trim, as, a hedge. Halliwell.
4. 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. 5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.