Joggle
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
- 2 a slight irregular shaking motion wordnet
- 3 A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.
- 4 a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together wordnet
- 1 To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog. transitive
"Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding!"
- 2 To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel. transitive
"The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts."
- 3 To jog or run while juggling.
- 4 fasten or join with a joggle wordnet
- 5 To shake or totter; to slip out of place. intransitive
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- 6 move to and fro wordnet
Example
More examples"Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding!"
Etymology
From jog (verb) + -le (frequentative suffix).
From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).
Blend of jog + juggle.
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