Toggle1. (n.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes.
2. (n.) Two rods or plates connected by a toggle joint.
Thesaurus Entries
ankle, articulate, articulation, batten, batten down, bolt, boundary, buckle, butt, button, cervix, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, closure, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, deck out, doll up, dovetail, dress up, elbow, embrace, fix up, gliding joint, gussy up, hasp, hinge, hinged joint, hip, hitch, hook, interface, jam, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle, latch, link, lock, miter, mortise, nail, neck, peg, pin, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seam, sew, shoulder, skewer, slick, smarten up, snap, spiff, spruce up, staple, stick, stitch, suture, symphysis, tack, tie rod, toggle joint, union, wedge, weld, wrist, zipper