joggle — Dicionário de inglês

Verbo

1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   Mais exemplos (1)

   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 shake or totter; to slip out of place.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

Substantivo

1. A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.

2. A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.

Verbo

1. To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

Verbo

1. To jog or run while juggling.

Substantivo

1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

   Sinônimos

   doweldowel pin

   Termos mais gerais

   fastenerfasteningholdfastfixing

2. a slight irregular shaking motion

   Sinônimos

   jiggle

   Termos mais gerais

   shaking

Verbo

1. move to and fro

   Sinônimos

   jigglewiggle

   Termos mais gerais

   shakeagitate

   Exemplos

   Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!

2. fasten or join with a joggle

   Termos mais gerais

   fastenfixsecure