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jiggle

n. a slight irregular shaking motion

dowel, dowel pin

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

joggle

v. fasten or join with a joggle

jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

bolt

n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

nog, peg

n. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

rack, stand

n. a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

counter

n. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

shelf

n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

hanger

n. anything from which something can be hung

pole, magnetic pole

n. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

terminal, pole

n. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

fidget, move restlessly

v. move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

play

v. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

flip, twitch

v. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

heat, inflame, stir up, fire up

v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

bounce, eject from the premises

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

bump, displace, dislodge

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

jolt, jar

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

jar, shake up, shock physically, bump around

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

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