toggle

[ tog-uh l ]
/ ˈtɒg əl /

noun

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.
a toggle joint, or a device having one.
an ornamental, rod-shaped button for inserting into a large buttonhole, loop, or frog, used especially on sports clothes.
Theater.
  1. Also called toggle rail. a wooden batten across the width of a flat, for strengthening the frame.
  2. Also called toggle iron. a metal device for fastening a toggle rail to a frame.

verb (used with object), tog·gled, tog·gling.

Origin of toggle

First recorded in 1760–70; perhaps variant of tackle

OTHER WORDS FROM toggle

tog·gler, noun

Words nearby toggle

together, together with, togetherness, togger, toggery, toggle, toggle bolt, toggle iron, toggle joint, toggle switch, toghril beg

British Dictionary definitions for toggle iron (1 of 2)

toggle iron

noun

a whaling harpoon with a pivoting barb near its head to prevent a harpooned whale pulling free Also called: toggle harpoon

British Dictionary definitions for toggle iron (2 of 2)

toggle
/ (ˈtɒɡəl) /

noun

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
a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening
a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure
machinery a toggle joint or a device having such a joint

verb

(tr) to supply or fasten with a toggle or toggles
computing (intr, often foll by between) to switch to a different option, view, application, etc

Derived forms of toggle

toggler, noun

Word Origin for toggle

C18: of unknown origin