Etymology : probably alteration of shog
Pronunciation : jäg, jog
Function : verb
Date : 1548
1. gentle push, nudge; slow steady run, trot; act of jogging; turn, bend; projection, protrusion. run at a slow and steady pace, trot, run for exercise; push lightly, nudge, jolt, jar; prompt, stir the memory; ride a horse at a trot; bend, curve. jog\jog\, n.
2. 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.
3. 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.jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. hook.jog \jog\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. jogged ; p. pr. & vb. n. jogging .] [oe. joggen; cf. w. gogi to shake, and also e. shog, shock, v.].
4. 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.
5. to suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
6. to cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. see:
jog, v. i.jog \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. browning.jog n.
7. a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road".
8. a slow pace of running [syn: trot, lope].
9. a slight push or shake [syn: nudge] v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner: "this novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: ramble on, ramble] 2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: square up , even up] 3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal".
10. run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, clip].
11. give a slight push to.
12. stimulate to remember: "jog my memory".
13. 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.
14. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
15. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse.
16. See Jog, v. i.
17. 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.
18. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
19. 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 slow pace of running a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road" stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" give a slight push to run for exercise; "jog along the canal".
20. 1. If you jog, you run slowly, often as a form of exercise. I got up early the next morning to jog Jog is also a noun. He went for another early morning jog. + jogging jog·ging It isn't the walking and jogging that got his weight down.
21. If you jog something, you push or bump it slightly so that it moves. Avoid jogging the camera.
22. If something or someone jogs your memory, they cause you to suddenly remember something that you had forgotten. Police have planned a reconstruction of the crime tomorrow in the hope this will jog the memory of passers-by.