channel-surf vs switch

switch vs channel-surf

channel-surf is not a noun while switch is a noun.

channel-surf and switch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
channel-surf	No	No	Yes	No
switch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, switch is a hypernym of channel-surf; that is, switch is a word with a broader meaning than channel-surf:

channel-surf: switch channels, on television
switch: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

Other hypernyms of channel-surf include change, shift.

channel-surf (noun)	switch (noun)
	the act of changing one thing or position for another
	a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
	a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
	control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
	railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
	hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
	an event in which one thing is substituted for another

channel-surf (verb)	switch (verb)
switch channels, on television	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	make a shift in or exchange of
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
	cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
	flog with or as if with a flexible rod
	exchange or give (something) in exchange for

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