toggle

Meaning

Noun

1. A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
2. A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
3. A toggle switch.
4. An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
5. A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
6. A fastener that has flaps that align vertically to penetrate a surface and then spread out to secure the fastener in position, e.g. a molly bolt.
7. A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.

Verb

1. To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
2. To switch between alternate states.
3. To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.

Synonyms

toggle switch

on-off switch

switch

tack

bond

bracket

brooch

catch

clasp

clutch

connecter

coupler

coupling

elbow joint

fasten

fix

fixate

flip

flip-flop

frame

frame up

frap

hang on

hitch

hoop

indent

indenture

infix

join

knee-joint

knuckle

knuckle-joint

link

🔗

moor

mortgage

mount

peg

pin

post

put

reeve

rig

secure

sign on

stake

stick

stick on

strap

toggle circuit

trigger

wrist

wooden peg

stop peg

flopover

on/off switch

toggle joint

toggle mechanism

draw vice

frog clamp

trigger source

toggle flipflop

affix

trigger unit

attach

band

belay

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɒɡ.əl/

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le