The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - switchn.

1) twitch, lash, rod, whip, birch (rod) , scourge: He picked up the switch as if to hit me with it. 2) change, alteration, exchange, shift, change-over, reversal, deflection, trade, swap or swop: A switch of costume was done swiftly backstage, yielding the expression 'quick-change artist'. --v. 3) twitch, lash, whip, birch, beat, strike, thrash, scourge, flog: The headmaster switched the boys for the slightest misdemeanour. 4) change, shift, exchange, divert, deviate: The colonel switched to another subject. They switched the two stones, leaving the fake emerald. 5) divert, turn, rechannel, redirect, direct: They switched the funds to another project.