Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le
Meanings
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.
(in particular) A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
A toggle switch.
An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
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.
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.
Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. 1991, Kalton C. Lahue, Cheryl Smith, Interior Lighting, page 19:
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.
toggle bolt (terms derived from toggle (noun)) · toggle joint (terms derived from toggle (noun)) · toggle valve (terms derived from toggle (noun)) · toggle iron (terms derived from toggle (noun)) · toggler (terms derived from toggle (noun)) · toggle switch (terms derived from toggle (noun))
Translations (14)
bg щифт (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · it cavicchio (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · it coccinello (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · ota ماندال (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · he רוֹכֵס (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · pl przełącznik (toggle switch) · bg клин (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · fr cabillot (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · pl przetyczka (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · cs kloub (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · fi tappi (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · es cabilla (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · he כְּפִיס רְכִיסָה (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain) · pl kołeczek (pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain)
Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le
Meanings
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off.
To switch between alternate states.
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He’s that rare creature who’s equally powerful in the classics and popular fare, who’s dedicated to toggling between stage and screen. He is both prolific and enigmatic, disappearing into a dazzling range of characters. 2022 October 22, Maureen Dowd, “Ralph Fiennes, Master of Monsters”, in The New York Times:
(transitive) To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.
pl przełączyć (to switch between alternate states) · de umschalten auf (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · et lülitama (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · es conmutar (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · uk перемкну́ти (to switch between alternate states) · fr commuter (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · pl przełączać (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · fi vaihdella (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · fi vaihtaa (to switch between alternate states) · ru переключи́ть (to switch between alternate states) · pl przełączyć (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · ru переключа́ть (to switch between alternate states) · uk перемкну́ти (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · ru переключи́ть (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · mi takahuri (to switch between alternate states) · nl omschakelen (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · fr basculer (to switch between alternate states) · de einschalten (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · et vahetama (to switch between alternate states) · cs přepnout (to switch between alternate states) · ca alternar (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · ru переключа́ть (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · pt alternar (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · bg превключвам (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · de umschalten nach (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · pl przełączać (to switch between alternate states) · pt alternar (to switch between alternate states) · uk перемика́ти (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · uk перемика́ти (to switch between alternate states) · es trastrocar (to switch between alternate states) · es conmutar (to switch between alternate states) · es alternar (to switch between alternate states) · es alternar (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · fi vaihtaa (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · cs přepnout (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · id mengalihkan (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever) · ca commutar (to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever)