jog
1[ jog ]
/ dʒɒg /
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verb (used with object), jogged, jog·ging.
verb (used without object), jogged, jog·ging.
noun
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Origin of jog
11540–50; blend of jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late Middle English shoggen)
OTHER WORDS FROM jog
jogger, nounWords nearby jog
Definition for jog (2 of 2)
jog2
[ jog ]
/ dʒɒg /
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), jogged, jog·ging.
to bend or turn: The road jogs to the right beyond those trees.
Origin of jog
2First recorded in 1705–15; variant of jag1
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British Dictionary definitions for jog (1 of 2)
jog1
/ (dʒɒɡ) /
verb jogs, jogging or jogged
noun
Word Origin for jog
C14: probably variant of shog to shake, influenced by dialect jot to jolt
British Dictionary definitions for jog (2 of 2)
jog2
/ (dʒɒɡ) /
noun US and Canadian
a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag
a sudden change in course or direction
Word Origin for jog
C18: probably variant of jag 1
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