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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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noun
A toggle switch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A fastener that has flaps that align vertically to penetrate a surface and then spread out to secure the fastener in position, e.g. a molly bolt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skydiving, sports
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verb
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To switch between alternate states.
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verb
To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
noun
a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toggle switch, on-off switch, on/off switch
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Broader terms: switch, electric switch, electrical switch
Narrower terms: DIP switch, dual inline package switch
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: instruction, command, statement, program line
verb
release by a toggle switch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: let go of, let go, release, relinquish
verb
fasten with, or as if with, a toggle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure
verb
provide with a toggle or toggles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
