Meaning

1 senses

  1. (attributive, figuratively, often)To take a zigzag course or path.

Origin

The noun is derived from switch (“to turn (a train) from one railway track to another usin

The noun is derived from switch (“to turn (a train) from one railway track to another using a switch”, verb) + back (“so as to reverse direction and return”, adverb).

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Forms

switchbacks, switchbacking, switchbacked, switchbacked
Base formswitchback · to switchback
3rd person singularswitchbacks
Present participleswitchbacking
Past simpleswitchbacked
Past participleswitchbacked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswitchback
he, she, itswitchbacks

Past simpleLesson

all personsswitchbacked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave switchbacked
he, she, ithas switchbacked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill switchback

Synonyms

1 synonyms
zigzag

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swissswitchB1switchbladeswitchboard
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