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toggle

[ tog-uhl ]

noun

  1. a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
  2. a toggle joint, or a device having one.
  3. an ornamental, rod-shaped button for inserting into a large buttonhole, loop, or frog, used especially on sports clothes.
  4. Theater.
    1. Also called toggle rail. a wooden batten across the width of a flat, for strengthening the frame.
    2. Also called toggle iron. a metal device for fastening a toggle rail to a frame.


verb (used with object)

toggled, toggling.
  1. to furnish with a toggle.
  2. to bind or fasten with a toggle.
  3. Informal. to turn, twist, or manipulate a toggle switch; dial or turn the switch of (an appliance):

    He toggled the TV between the baseball game and the news.

toggle

/ ˈɒɡə /

noun

  1. a wooden peg or metal rod fixed crosswise through an eye at the end of a rope, chain, or cable, for fastening temporarily by insertion through an eye in another rope, chain, etc
  2. a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening
  3. a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure
  4. machinery a toggle joint or a device having such a joint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to supply or fasten with a toggle or toggles
  2. computing intr,often foll bybetween to switch to a different option, view, application, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٴDzg noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toggle1

First recorded in 1760–70; perhaps variant of tackle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toggle1

C18: of unknown origin
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The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.

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Some of the most popular influencers, like Andrew Tate, toggle between the two ideas, using flashy signifiers and high emotions to distract their followers from the contradictions.

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Those aged 16 to 18 will be able to toggle off default safety settings like having their account set to private.

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The idea might seem iffy as the Trump administration confounds its neighbors by toggling tariffs on and off and throwing countless jobs into doubt.

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Still, I admired its imagination as it toggled between people and pixels, and shivered when Conor chirped, “Maybe someday we’ll all be living in computers — even dogs.”

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