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Dictionary: jog·gle1   (jŏg'əl) pronunciation

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.tr.
To shake or jar slightly.

v.intr.
To move with a shaking or lightly jolting motion.

n.
A shaking or lightly jolting motion.

[Perhaps frequentative of JOG1.]


jog·gle2 (jŏg'əl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A joint between two pieces of building material formed by a notch and a fitted projection.
  2. The notch or the projecting piece used in such a joint.
tr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.
To join or attach by means of a joggle.

[Perhaps from JOG2.]


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verb

    To cause to move to and fro with short, jerky movements: jiggle, shake. See repetition.

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1. A notch or projection in one piece of material which is fitted to a projection or notch in a second piece to prevent one piece from slipping on the other.
2. A stub tenon on the end of a timber which prevents the timber from moving laterally; also called a joggle joint, 2.
3. An enlarged area on a post to support the foot of a strut.


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to move shakily or jerkily
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - ryste, ruske op i
v. intr. - ryste
n. - rysten, rusken

2.
n. - fortanding
v. tr. - fortande, forkrøppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
(laten) hotsen, (tand) verbinding (maken), lichte schudding, het hotsen, het maken van een (tand)verbinding

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - secouer
v. intr. - bringuebaler, se mouvoir par saccades
n. - légère secousse

2.
n. - (Tech) adent, joint à adent
v. tr. - (Tech) adenter/embrever (deux planches)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schütteln, rütteln, verzahnen
n. - Schütteln, Verzahnung

2.
n. - Verzahnung, Auskerbung, Verbindungspflock
v. - verzahnen, zusammenfügen, verbinden, verzehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκουντώ
n. - κούνημα, σκούντημα

Italiano (Italian)
spostare a scatti, scatto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sacudir, esbarrar
n. - encaixe (m), entalhe (m)

Русский (Russian)
толчок, толкать, трясти, двигаться толчками

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - menear, mover, sacudir ligeramente, traquetear
v. intr. - sacudirse, traquetear
n. - sacudida ligera, traqueteo

2.
n. - lengüeta, espiga
v. tr. - ensamblar, empalmar, sujetar con tarugos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skaka, ruska, lirka med, skumpa, hopfoga med tapp
n. - skakande skumpande, tapp fog

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 轻轻摇动, 轻摇, 摇动

2. 啮合, 使啮合

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 輕輕搖動
v. intr. - 輕輕搖動
n. - 輕搖, 搖動

2.
n. - 嚙合
v. tr. - 使嚙合

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 가볍게 흔들다, 흔들어 물건을 넣다
v. intr. - 흔들리다
n. - 가벼운 흔들림

2.
n. - 맞물림
v. tr. - ~을 고정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゆすぶる, だぼを用いて組む, 軽く揺れる
n. - 軽い揺れ, たぼ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) هز, رج, ارتج, اهتز, وضع مسمار (الاسم) هزة, صدمه, مسمار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נענע‬
v. intr. - ‮התנועע‬
n. - ‮תנועה קלה, נענוע קל‬
n. - ‮חיבור בין שתי חתיכות עץ או אבן למניעת החלקה זו על זו‬
v. tr. - ‮חיבר בין שתי חתיכות עץ או אבן למניעת החלקה‬


 
 
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