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   toggle

   /ˈtɒɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a short rod of wood or plastic sewn to one side of a coat or other garment, pushed through a hole or loop on the other side and twisted so as to act as a fastener.
   • ▪ a pin or other crosspiece put through the eye of a rope or a link of a chain to keep it in place.
   • ▪ a kind of wall fastener for use on open-backed plasterboard, having a part that springs open or turns through 90° after it is inserted so as to prevent withdrawal.
   • ▪ a movable pivoted crosspiece acting as a barb on a harpoon.
   • 2. a key or command that is operated the same way but with opposite effect on successive occasions.

   verb

   • 1. switch from one effect, feature, or state to another by using a toggle: "the play/pause button toggles between those functions"
   • 2. provide or fasten with a toggle or toggles: "our horses were hobbled or toggled before they were turned out to graze"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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