JOGGER

jog

1 [jog] verb, jogged, jog·ging, noun
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.
6.
Printing. to align the edges of (a stack of sheets of paper of the same size) by gently tapping.
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)

jog·ger, noun
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jog1 (dʒɒɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , jogs, jogging, jogged
1.  (intr) to run or move slowly or at a jog trot, esp for physical exercise
2.  (intr; foll by on or along) to continue in a plodding way
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag
2.  a sudden change in course or direction
 
[C18: probably variant of jag1]

jogger (ˈdʒɒɡə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who runs at a jog trot over some distance for exercise, usually regularly
2.  (NZ) a cart with rubber-tyred wheels used on a farm

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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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