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  • 11Switched — Switch Switch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Switched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Switching}.] 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. [1913 Webster] 3. To trim, as, a hedge.… …

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  • 12off-line vs on-line offline off linepredicate — disconnected disconnected adj. 1. marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds. [Narrower terms: {staccato (vs. legato)}] Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] 2. not switched on or not connected to a power source; of… …

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  • 13switched — swɪtʃ n. exchange; transfer; slender flexible rod; hairpiece; whipping; device which opens or breaks an electric current; device that opens or closes circuits or selects paths (Computers); device which diverts trains from one track to another… …

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  • 14switch off — phrasal verb Word forms switch off : present tense I/you/we/they switch off he/she/it switches off present participle switching off past tense switched off past participle switched off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you switch off something such …

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  • 15switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived …

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  • 16switch off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you switch off a light or other electrical device, you stop it working by operating a switch. [V P n (not pron)] She switched off the coffee machine... [V n P] Glass parked the car and switched the engine off. [Also V P] Syn:… …

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  • 17ˌswitch (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb if you switch off something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches off, it stops working The heating has switched off.[/ex] I parked the car and switched off the engine.[/ex] …

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  • 18Sign-off — (or closedown) is the sequence of operations involved when a radio or television station shuts down its transmitters and goes off the air for a predetermined period; generally this occurs during the overnight hours. It is the opposite to a sign… …

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  • 19switch off — who switched off the fan? Syn: turn off, shut off, flick off, power down, stop, cut, halt, deactivate; toggle, flip …

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  • 20switch sth off — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …

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