Switched vs. Backwards — What's the Difference?

An exchange or a swap, especially one done secretly.

(of a movement) in the direction of one's back

A transference or shift, as of opinion or attention.

(of an object's motion) back towards the starting point

A device used to break or open an electric circuit or to divert current from one conductor to another.

In reverse of the usual direction or order

A device consisting of two sections of railroad track and accompanying apparatus used to transfer rolling stock from one track to another.

Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

A slender flexible rod, stick, or twig, especially one used for whipping.

Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

The bushy tip of the tail of certain animals

At or to or toward the back or rear;

A thick strand of real or synthetic hair used as part of a coiffure.

In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal;

A flailing or lashing, as with a slender rod

To exchange

To shift, transfer, or divert

To connect, disconnect, or divert (an electric current) by operating a switch.

To cause (an electric current or appliance) to begin or cease operation

(Informal) To produce as if by operating a control. Often used with on

To move (rolling stock) from one track to another; shunt.

To whip with a switch, especially in punishing a child.

To jerk or swish abruptly or sharply

To make or undergo a shift or an exchange

To swish sharply from side to side.

Simple past tense and past participle of switch