Whips Turn Them On Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "SWITCHES" which means:

noun
• • Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
• • An event in which one thing is substituted for another
• • Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
• • Railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
• • A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
• • A basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
• • The act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
• • Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
• • Exchange or give (something) in exchange for
• • Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
• • Make a shift in or exchange of
• • Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
• • Flog with or as if with a flexible rod
• • Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

An example sentence would be:

• • "He forgot to turn off the switches before leaving the house."
• • "The switches on the control panel are labeled for easy identification."

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