switch

verb1 of 2

to change from one thing to another; a thing you move to change from one thing to another

• “It is not possible to switch off the smoke alarm.”Tatoeba
• “It's important to conserve energy, so switch off the lights.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bond in such a way that binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.