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JOG
nudge, jog
(noun) a slight push or shake
jog, trot, lope
(noun) a slow pace of running
jog
(noun) a sharp change in direction; “there was a jog in the road”
jog
(verb) stimulate to remember; “jog my memory”
jog
(verb) give a slight push to
trot, jog, clip
(verb) run at a moderately swift pace
jog
(verb) run for exercise; “jog along the canal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jog (plural jogs)
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
A sudden push or nudge.
(theater) A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.
Synonym: return piece
Verb
jog (third-person singular simple present jogs, present participle jogging, simple past and past participle jogged)
To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
To shake, stir or rouse.
To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.
(exercise) To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.
To cause to move at an energetic trot.
To straighten stacks of paper by lightly tapping against a flat surface.
Source: Wiktionary
Jog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Jogging.] Etym: [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.]
1. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn. Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see Yonder well- favored youth Donne. Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid Fast by my side. Pope.
2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
Jog, v. i.
Definition: To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over. Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. Shak. So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on and keep his trot. Milton . The good old ways our sires jogged safely over. R. Browning.
Jog, n.
1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt. To give them by turns an invisible jog. Swift.
2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. Glanvill. Jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. T. Hook.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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