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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.

📖 Definitions of "Toggles"

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    (in particular) A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.

  3. 3

    A toggle switch.

  4. 4

    An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.

verb
  1. 1

    To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.

    "Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off."

  2. 2

    To switch between alternate states.

    "You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Alt+C."

  3. 3

    To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.

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