toggle
UK/ˈtɒɡ.əl//ˈtɑ.ɡəl/
toggle noun: 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.
Noun
toggle (plural toggles)
- 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.
- 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.
Verb
toggle (third-person singular simple present toggles, present participle toggling, simple past and past participle toggled)
- 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.
- toggle to lower/upper case
- You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Alt+C.
- To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.
toggle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
toggle in Hindi
- टॉगल करें, टोगल करें, टॉगल करना
toggle in Tamil
- அழுத்தி, இரு இயக்கப் பொருத்தி, இருநிலை மாற்றி, ஊசலாடு
toggle in Marathi
- टॉगल करा, टॉगल करणे, टॉगल करण्यासाठी
toggle in Urdu
- ٹگل کریں, ٹوگل کریں, ٹگل کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- toggle in Bengali
- টগল করুন, টগল করা, টগল করতে
- toggle in Telugu
- టోగుల్ చేయండి, టోగుల్ చెయ్యండి, టోగుల్ చేయడానికి
- toggle in Malayalam
- ടോഗിൾ ചെയ്യുക, ടോഗിൾ ചെയ്യൂ, ടോഗിൾ ചെയ്യാൻ
- toggle in Kannada
- ಟಾಗಲ್ ಮಾಡಿ, ಟಾಗಲ್ ಮಾಡು, ಟಾಗಲ್ ಮಾಡಲು
- toggle in Punjabi
- ਟੋਗਲ ਕਰੋ, ਟੌਗਲ ਕਰੋ, ਟਾਗਲ ਕਰੋ
- toggle in Gujarati
- ટોગલ કરો, ટૉગલ કરો, ટોગલ કરવા માટે
- toggle in Odia
- ଟଗଲ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଟଗଲିଂ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଟଗଲ କରିବା
- toggle in Nepali
- टगल गर्नुहोस्, टगल गर्ने, टगल गर्न
- toggle in Indonesian
- mengalihkan
Examples of toggle in a sentence
- Toggling off the button results in unliking your previously liked item.
- Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard.
- To enable the panic button you’ll need to toggle the “early bird” option in the settings of the Opera GX browser.
Forms of toggle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | toggles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | toggles |
| present participle | toggling |
| past participle | toggled |
| past | toggled |
Origin of toggle
Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le
Words formed from toggle
Phrases with toggle
Words that rhyme with toggle
Questions about toggle
- What does toggle mean?
- Toggle means 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.
- What is toggle in Hindi?
- Toggle in Hindi is टॉगल करें, टोगल करें, टॉगल करना. See Toggle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is toggle?
- Toggle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce toggle?
- Toggle is pronounced /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of toggle?
- The plural of toggle is toggles.
Words near toggle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: toggle (page history and authors); toggle (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); toggle (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toggle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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