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Jolt vs Joggle - What's the difference?

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Jolt is a synonym of joggle.


In lang=en terms the difference between jolt and joggle

is that jolt is to shake; to move with a series of jerks while joggle is to shake or totter; to slip out of place.

As verbs the difference between jolt and joggle

is that jolt is to push or shake abruptly and roughly while joggle is to shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

As nouns the difference between jolt and joggle

is that jolt is an act of jolting while joggle is (engineering) a step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.

jolt

English

(wikipedia jolt)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
  • The bus jolted its passengers.
  • To knock sharply; to deal a blow to.
  • To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacency
  • To shock emotionally.
  • Her untimely death jolted us all.
  • To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
  • The bus jolted along the stony path.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of jolting.
  • A surprise or shock.
  • (slang) A long prison sentence.
  • (slang) A narcotic injection.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (prison sentence) bit

    joggle

    English

    Verb

    (joggl)
  • To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
  • To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
  • To jog or run while juggling.
  • (architecture) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
  • * Gwilt
  • The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (engineering) A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
  • (architecture) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.