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See more synonyms for jog on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), jogged, jog·ging. 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. Show More
verb (used without object), jogged, jog·ging. 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. Show More
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. Show More
Origin of jog 1 1540–50; blend of jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late Middle English shoggen )
Related forms jog·ger , 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. Show More
verb (used without object), jogged, jog·ging. to bend or turn: The road jogs to the right beyond those trees. Show More
Origin of jog 2 First recorded in
1705–15; variant of
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Related Words for jogging shove ,
whack ,
bounce ,
shake ,
dash ,
sprint ,
amble ,
lope ,
trot ,
prompt ,
agitate ,
arouse ,
nudge ,
jounce ,
suggest ,
jar ,
jolt ,
jiggle ,
jostle ,
prod Examples from the Web for jogging Contemporary Examples of jogging Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.
One headline even read, “Jozy Altidore is Jogging ,” which sounds like a bizarre Tumblr.
At the gym, he quizzes the Christian jogging on the neighboring treadmill about the nature of subjective experience.
She handed me a jogging outfit and I began to have some hope again.
The woman was jogging along a path when someone attacked her around 1:15 p.m. on Memorial Day weekend.
Historical Examples of jogging But I see the fire is out now; so I 'll be jogging homeward.
Jim kept 177 jogging along in the middle of the road, slowly and innocently.
Half an hour later, Ralph was jogging along on his way to Vierzon.
He whirled his pony in its tracks and sent it jogging down the back trail.
"Halse has confessed," Addison continued, after we were all in the wagon, jogging on homeward.
British Dictionary definitions for jogging running at a slow regular pace usually over a long distance as part of an exercise routine Show More
verb jogs , jogging or jogged (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 Show More
the act of jogging a slight jar or nudge a jogging motion; trot Show More
Word Origin for jog C14: probably variant of shog to shake, influenced by dialect jot to jolt
a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag a sudden change in course or direction Show More
Word Origin for jog C18: probably variant of jag 1
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Word Origin and History for jogging n. 1560s, verbal noun from jog (v.). In the running exercise sense, from 1948. As an adjective, by 1971.
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v. 1540s, "to shake up and down," perhaps altered from Middle English shoggen "to shake, jolt, move with a jerk" (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. Meanings "shake," "stir up by hint or push," and "walk or ride with a jolting pace" are from 16c. The main modern sense in reference to running as training mostly dates from 1948; at first a regimen for athletes, it became a popular fad c.1967. Perhaps this sense is extended from its use in horsemanship.
Jogging. The act of exercising, or working a horse to keep him in condition, or to prepare him for a race. There is no development in jogging, and it is wholly a preliminary exercise to bring the muscular organization to the point of sustained, determined action. [Samuel L. Boardman, "Handbook of the Turf," New York, 1910] Related: Jogged ; jogging . As a noun from 1610s.
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