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. (transitive) 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

Translations

commutateur

interruptor

conmutador

alternar

Umschalter

cabilla

umschalten

Kippschalter

interrupteur

schalten zwischen

olivetta di alamaro

festknebeln

Schalter

einschalten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɒɡ.əl/

Etymology

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