tog|gle

tog|gle
tog|gle «TOG uhl», noun, verb, -gled, -gling.
–n.
1. a pin, bolt, or rod put through a loop in a rope or a link of a chain to keep it in place, to hold two ropes together, or to serve as a hold for the fingers.
2. a) = toggle joint. (Cf. ↑toggle joint) b) a device furnished with a toggle joint.
–v.t.
1. to furnish or fasten with a toggle.
2. to select or operate (something) by switching: »

Toggle either switch up for a higher gear or down for a lower gear

(New York Post).
–v.i.
1. to select by switching: »

Toggle via menu commands between voice and data instantly

(Global Computer Supplies).
2. Figurative. to switch or shift: »

The Citadel men's approach to women seems to toggle between extremes of gentility and fury.

(New Yorker).
╂[apparently variant of earlier tuggle to catch, entangle]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • toggle — tog|gle [ˈtɔgəl US ˈta: ] n 1.) a small piece of wood or plastic that is used as a button on coats, bags etc 2.) something on a computer that lets you change from one operation to another >toggle v [I and T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Toggle — Tog gle, n. [Cf. {Tug}.] [Written also {toggel}.] 1. (Naut.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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