Dream Dictionary

Light Switch

Turning off a light switch in a dream can represent ending something - such as a conversation or phase - or having the "last word" on a certain topic.

It can also represent lack of clarity or of information - as in being kept "in the dark" about something.

Turning on a light switch in a dream can represent taking steps to gain clarity or information about a particular topic or question.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit [syn: switch, electric switch, electrical switch]
  • 2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch]
  • 3: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
  • 4: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
  • 5: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
  • 6: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
  • 7: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: switch, switching, shift]
  • v. 1: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence [syn: switch over, switch, exchange]
  • 2: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade, swap, swop, switch]
  • 3: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" [syn: switch, shift, change]
  • 4: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" [syn: switch, change over, shift]
  • 5: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip, switch]
  • 6: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
  • 7: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop]