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switch on

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switch on
Verb
1. to cause (a device) to operate by moving a switch or lever
2. Informal to produce (a certain type of behaviour or emotion) suddenly or automatically: she was good at switching on the charm
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Verb1.switch onswitch on - cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"
flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
switch off, turn off, turn out, cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"


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