toggle

1. 1.

   any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time

   Broaderinstruction
2. 2.

   a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions

   Synonymstoggle switchon-off switchon/off switch

   Broaderswitch

   NarrowerDIP switch
3. 3.

   a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable)

   Broaderfastener

1. 1.

   provide with a toggle or toggles

   Broadersupply
2. 2.

   fasten with, or as if with, a toggle

   Broaderfasten
3. 3.

   release by a toggle switch

   “toggle a bomb from an airplane”

   Broaderlet go of

Other forms of toggle

plural

toggles·

past tense

toggled·

present participle

toggling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about toggle

What does toggle mean?

toggle means "any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in toggle?

toggle has 2 syllables: tog-gle. The stress falls on "tog". In IPA it is /ˈtɑɡəl/.

What is another word for toggle?

Close synonyms include toggle switch, on-off switch, on/off switch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is toggle a common word?

toggle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.