joggle

verb (used with object), jog·gled, jog·gling.

1. to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
2. to cause to shake or totter as by a sudden, slight push; jostle.
3. to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess.
4. to fit or fasten with dowels.

verb (used without object), jog·gled, jog·gling.

5. to move irregularly; have a jogging or jolting motion; shake.

noun

6. the act of joggling.
7. a slight shake or jolt.
8. a moving with jolts or jerks.
9. a projection on one of two joining objects fitting into a corresponding recess in the other to prevent slipping.
10. Carpentry. an enlarged area, as of a post or king post, for supporting the foot of a strut, brace, etc.

verb

1. to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion
2. (tr) to join or fasten (two pieces of building material) by means of a joggle

noun

3. the act of joggling
4. a slight irregular shake; jolt
5. a joint between two pieces of building material by means of a projection on one piece that fits into a notch in the other; dowel
6. a shoulder designed to take the thrust of a strut or brace

v.

1510s, apparently a frequentative of jog, though attested earlier than it. Related: Joggled; joggling. Carpentry sense is from 1703, of unknown origin. As a noun from 1727.