jolt, jar; gently move back and forth, sway, jiggle, shake slightly; cause to sway or jiggle
act of joggling; jolt; gentle back and forth movement, swaying, jiggling
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Joggle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
(v. t.)
To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
(v. i.)
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
(n.)
A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.
joggle
\jog"gle\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. joggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. joggling (?).] [freq. of jog.]
1. to shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
2. (arch.) to join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel. the struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.
joggle
\jog"gle\, v. i. to shake or totter; to slip out of place.
joggle
\jog"gle\, n. [arch.] a notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.
joggle
joint (arch.), a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.
joggle
n
1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together [syn: dowel, dowel pin]
2. a slight irregular shaking motion [syn: jiggle]
v 1: move to and fro; "don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" [syn: jiggle, wiggle]
2: fasten or join with a joggle
similar words(1)
joggle joint
A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
Noun
1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
(synonym) dowel, dowel pin
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
2. a slight irregular shaking motion
(synonym) jiggle
(hypernym) shaking
(derivation) jiggle, wiggle
Verb
1. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
(synonym) jiggle, wiggle
(hypernym) shake, agitate
(hyponym) wag, waggle
(derivation) jiggle
2. fasten or join with a joggle
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) dowel, dowel pin
Joggle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Joggle is a word that means shaking and can be used in several ways, including:
- Joggle bending, a type of offset bend in construction.
- Joggling, a pastime that combines juggling and jogging.
- Joggling board, a type of bouncy furniture.
- Joggling (pottery), a method of pot decoration.
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Joggle Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
To lap a joint by keeping one edge straight and bending the other in order to leave both surfaces even on one side. An offset in a plate, the depth of which is equal to the thickness of the plate forming the lap and that is not offset.
