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verb

Jog v. t. (past & past part. jogged; pres. part. jogging)

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?" "Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid Fast by my side."

To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.

To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.

Jog v. i.

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." "So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on and keep his trot." "The good old ways our sires jogged safely over."

To run at less than maximum speed; to move on foot at a pace between a walk and a run; to run at a moderate pace so as to be able to continue for some time; performed by people, mostly for exercise.

noun

Jog n.

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."

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.

A liesurely running pace. See jog (2), v. i.

Jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to.

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Etymology of 'Jog'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jog" Quotes from Famous Books

... distance when his doubts were abruptly confirmed. Reaching an opening, bright as the chapel of a darkened monastery, he discerned a farmer in a buckboard approaching from the opposite direction. The swift pace of the rider and the leisurely jog of the team soon brought ...

— The Strollers • Frederic S. Isham

... went on, coming forward with the jug and setting it on a low table near the hearth, "that nothing could ever happen here in St. Ange. Nothing that hadn't already happened over and again. Isa has always said the place would get a jog some day. She always seemed to sense that," the girl smiled; "and she was right. Didn't you have to put money down ...

— Joyce of the North Woods • Harriet T. Comstock

... consideration of my recent renunciation of my Italian birthright, he was doubly willing to accede. David arrived at the same time as myself, bringing me the tenderest greetings and the cordial consent of my bride to the step I was taking, declaring at the same time that he should not jog from my side ...

— Freeland - A Social Anticipation • Theodor Hertzka

... laurel-crowned!" He tore and burned another paper. "This fat's in the fire, this chance has gone by, this road's barricaded, and we must across country to another! Well, I shall make it serve, the smooth, green, country road that jog-trots to market! What is man but a Mercenary, a Swiss, to die before whatever door will give him moderate pay? I would have had a kingdom an I could. I would have ruled, ay, by God, and ruled well! The great wheel will not have it ...

— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston

... Nagendra attempted to jog his memory, but he stoutly denied having renewed any note of hand which purported to have been executed by Samarendra. When the document was shown him, he boldly declared that the endorsement was a forgery, and further that the ...

— Tales of Bengal • S. B. Banerjea

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