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View synonyms for switch-on
switch-on
[ swich-on, -awn ]
noun
- the act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc.
switch on
verb
- to cause (a device) to operate by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn on
- informal.tr to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically
- informal.tr (now slightly dated) to make up-to-date, esp regarding outlook, dress, etc
- slang.tr to arouse emotionally or sexually
- slang.intr to take or become intoxicated by drugs
- slang.tr to introduce (someone) to drugs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of switch-on1
Noun use of verb phrase switch on
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Idioms and Phrases
Produce as if operating by a control, as in She switched on the charm as soon as he walked in . [Mid-1900s] Also see switch off .Advertisement
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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