Toggle (Noun)
Meaning 1
A hinged switch that can assume either of two positions.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The toggle on the old lamp was worn out from years of use.
- She flipped the toggle to turn on the ceiling fan.
- The toggle switch on the stereo was broken, so he had to replace it.
- He installed a new toggle to control the outdoor lighting.
- The toggle on the blender was stuck in the "on" position.
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Meaning 2
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.