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What does switch on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word switch on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device
  2. (idiomatic) to change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch
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It's entirely arbitrary in some ways, but grief is not a simple process that you switch on or off.
The wall was soundproof, unless the switch on the wall behind her was flicked on.
Turning her charm switch on, Tracy had had him eating out of her hand in a week.
Slowly, my hand reached out and flipped a single blue switch on the generator to see if my creation would work.
The guns are actuated by a three-way switch on the spade grip of the stick.
In the moments before the cameras switch on, he's edgy, nervous, priming us with questions.

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