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jog
1[ jog ]
verb (used with object)
- to move or shake with a push or jerk:
The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
- 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.
- to push slightly, as to arouse the attention; nudge:
She jogged his elbow when she wanted to be introduced to one of his friends.
- to stir or jolt into activity or alertness, as by a hint or reminder:
to jog a person's memory.
- to cause (a horse) to go at a steady trot.
- Printing. to align the edges of (a stack of sheets of paper of the same size) by gently tapping.
verb (used without object)
- to run at a leisurely, slow pace, especially as an outdoor exercise:
He jogs two miles every morning to keep in shape.
- to run or ride at a steady trot:
They jogged to the stable.
- to move with a jolt or jerk:
Her briefcase jogged against her leg as she walked.
- to go or travel with a jolting pace or motion:
The clumsy cart jogged down the bumpy road.
- to go in a desultory or humdrum fashion (usually followed by on or along ):
He just jogged along, getting by however he could.
noun
- a shake; slight push; nudge.
- a steady trot, as of a horse.
- an act, instance, or period of jogging:
to go for a jog before breakfast.
- a jogging pace:
He approached us at a jog.
jog
2[ jog ]
noun
- an irregularity of line or surface; projection; notch.
- a bend or turn:
a country road full of sudden jogs.
- 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)
- to bend or turn:
The road jogs to the right beyond those trees.
jog
1/ dʒɒɡ /
verb
- intr to run or move slowly or at a jog trot, esp for physical exercise
- intr; foll by on or along to continue in a plodding way
- tr to jar or nudge slightly; shake lightly
- tr to remind; stimulate
please jog my memory
- tr printing to even up the edges of (a stack of paper); square up
noun
- the act of jogging
- a slight jar or nudge
- a jogging motion; trot
jog
2/ dʒɒɡ /
noun
- a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag
- a sudden change in course or direction
Other Words From
- jogger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of jog1
Word History and Origins
Origin of jog1
Origin of jog2
Example Sentences
He would be Cory Booker, who has promised to lead a campaign jog to a local ice cream parlor.
It begins with forgetting lines in lectures and losing track of where she is on a jog, and gets worse.
If we are not yet having full-scale runs on Cypriot banks, we've at least worked up to a pretty brisk jog.
He has also said he used to jog past the house bin Laden was hiding in.
If you absolutely must jog your memory on all the details, you can check out handy FAQ from the spring.
How I do wish sometimes to give Ritchie a jog, when there is some stumbling-block that he sticks fast at.
Thus fortified with wisdom, he calmly looks the evil in the face, and lets it not disturb his little jog-trot existence.
In order to get this off his pole, he would jog one end of the pole on the ground until the “biscuit” would slide off.
Jack Harvey, waiting a moment longer to rest, started off on an easy jog-trot back to camp.
From time to time the slave-drivers would jog them along with a few lashes from a four-cornered "hippo" hide kiboko, or whip.
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