verb (used with object)
1.
to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
2.
to cause to function with a jolt for a moment or in a series of disconnected motions: He jogged the motor and started the machine.
3.
to push slightly, as to arouse the attention; nudge: She jogged his elbow when she wanted to be introduced to one of his friends.
4.
to stir or jolt into activity or alertness, as by a hint or reminder: to jog a person's memory.
5.
to cause (a horse) to go at a steady trot.
verb (used without object)
7.
to run at a leisurely, slow pace, especially as an outdoor exercise: He jogs two miles every morning to keep in shape.
8.
to run or ride at a steady trot: They jogged to the stable.
9.
to move with a jolt or jerk: Her briefcase jogged against her leg as she walked.
10.
to go or travel with a jolting pace or motion: The clumsy cart jogged down the bumpy road.
11.
to go in a desultory or humdrum fashion (usually followed by on or along ): He just jogged along, getting by however he could.
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noun
12.
a shake; slight push; nudge.
13.
a steady trot, as of a horse.
14.
an act, instance, or period of jogging: to go for a jog before breakfast.
15.
a jogging pace: He approached us at a jog.
Origin:
1540–50; blend of jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late Middle English shoggen)
1540–50; blend of jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late Middle English shoggen)
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jog·ger, noun
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noun
1.
an irregularity of line or surface; projection; notch.
2.
a bend or turn: a country road full of sudden jogs.
3.
Theater. a narrow flat placed at right angles to another flat to make a corner, used especially in sets representing an interior.
verb (used without object)
4.
to bend or turn: The road jogs to the right beyond those trees.
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jog1 (dʒɒɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , jogs, jogging, jogged | |
| 1. | (intr) to run or move slowly or at a jog trot, esp for physical exercise |
| 2. | (intr; |
| 3. | (tr) to jar or nudge slightly; shake lightly |
| 4. | (tr) to remind; stimulate: please jog my memory |
| 5. | (tr) printing to even up the edges of (a stack of paper); square up |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act of jogging |
| 7. | a slight jar or nudge |
| 8. | a jogging motion; trot |
| [C14: probably variant of shog to shake, influenced by dialect jot to jolt] | |
| jog2 (dʒɒɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag |
| 2. | a sudden change in course or direction |
| [C18: probably variant of | |
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Word Origin & History
jog
1540s, "to shake up and down," perhaps altered from M.E. shoggen "to shake, jolt, move with a jerk," of uncertain origin. Meanings "shake," "stir up by hint," and "walk or ride with a jolting pace" are from 16c. The main modern sense is attested from 1560s but mostly dates from 1948; at first a training
regimen for athletes, it became a fad c.1967.
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