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switch-on
[swich-on, -awn]
noun
the act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc.
switch on
verb
to cause (a device) to operate by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn on
informal(tr) to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically
informal(tr) (now slightly dated) to make up-to-date, esp regarding outlook, dress, etc
slang(tr) to arouse emotionally or sexually
slang(intr) to take or become intoxicated by drugs
slang(tr) to introduce (someone) to drugs
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of switch-on1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The council said Christmas switch-on events would take place in Halesowen on 15 November, in Brierley Hill and Stourbridge on 22 November, in Sedgley on 23 November and in Dudley on 6 December.
High-profile cases include the stabbing of Ava White, who was just 12 when she was attacked by a boy at a Christmas lights switch-on event in 2021.
Starting from Goodison Park, at the junction of Spellow Lane and Goodison Road, the library lit up with a beam of light shooting into the sky in a symbolic switch-on, following live music performances..
Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson said the big switch-on was "an opportunity to show that hate will never win in our communities".
About 200 people are expected to attend a lights switch-on from 18:30 GMT in which the tree will glow with 1,000 lights.
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