(business, historical) The situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.

a switch or button on an electrical appliance that turns it on or off

(Britain, electricity) A light switch with two pairs of two terminals, which can be switched between straight-through or swapped wiring. Typically used as part of a circuit to control a light or other device from three or more locations. (US): four-way switch.

(firearms) A device which modifies the firing system of a Glock pattern pistol, by bypassing the semiautomatic catch, which enables fully automatic fire.

A switch that opens and closes an electric circuit through a small amount of liquid mercury.

(bridge) The action of changing the North direction during an event, typically for the last round of a Mitchell movement, so that the pairs who were North-South become East-West and vice versa. This allows a single winning pair to be determined.

simple past tense and past participle of code-switch

To alternate between two or more languages, typically in spoken conversation. / To change the dialect or register in which one speaks a language.

Alternative form of code-switch

simple past tense and past participle of code switch