jog

jog ¹  (jg)

v. jogged, jog·ging, jogs

v.tr.

1. To move by shoving, bumping, or jerking; jar: a rough wagon ride that jogged the passengers.

2. To give a push or shake to; nudge: jogged her dozing companion with her elbow.

3. To rouse or stimulate as if by nudging: an old photo that might jog your memory.

4. To cause (a horse) to move at a leisurely pace.

v.intr.

1. To move with a jolting rhythm: The pack jogged against his back as he ran.

2.

a. To run or ride at a steady slow trot: jogged out to their positions on the playing field.

b. Sports To run in such a way for sport or exercise.

3.

a. To go or travel at a slow or leisurely pace: The old car jogged along until it reached the hill.

b. To proceed in a leisurely manner: "while his life was thus jogging easily along" Duff Cooper.

n.

1. A slight push or shake; a nudge.

2. A jogging movement or rhythm.

3. A slow steady trot.

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[Perhaps alteration of Middle English shoggen, to shake, move with a jerk, perhaps alteration of shokken, to move rapidly, from Middle Low German schocken, to shake.]

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jogger n.

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jog

Verb

[jogging, jogged]

1. to run at a gentle pace for exercise

2. to nudge slightly

3. jog along to continue in a plodding way: many people jog along in second gear for the whole of their lives

4. jog someone's memory to remind someone of something

Noun

a slow run as a form of exercise [probably variant of shog to shake]

jogger n
jogging n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jog - a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road" angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
	2.	jog - a slow pace of running lope, trot locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement dogtrot - a steady trot like that of a dog
	3.	jog - a slight push or shake nudge push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
Verb	1.	jog - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" ramble, ramble on proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
	2.	jog - even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing even up, square up square - position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
	3.	jog - run for exercise; "jog along the canal" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
	4.	jog - run at a moderately swift pace trot, clip run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
	5.	jog - give a slight push to nudge, poke at, prod - to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
	6.	jog - stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for

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jog

verb 1. run, trot, canter, lope, dogtrot

verb 2. nudge, push, shake, prod

verb 3. stimulate, remind, prompt, stir, arouse, activate, nudge, prod

Translations

jog [dʒɔg] vt → empujar (ligeramente)

vi (= run) → hacer footing;

to jog along (fig) → ir tirando;

to jog sb's memory → refrescar la memoria a algn

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jog [dʒɔg] vt → secouer

vi (Sport) → faire du jogging;

to jog along → cahoter; trotter;

to jog sb's memory → rafraîchir la mémoire de qn

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jog [dʒɔg] vt → (an)stoßen

vi → joggen, Dauerlauf machen;

to jog sb's memory → jds Gedächtnis dat nachhelfen

jog along jog vi → entlangzuckeln (inf)

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jog [dʒɔg] vt → urtare

vi (SPORT) → fare footing, fare jogging;

to jog along → trottare;

(fig) → andare avanti pian piano;

to jog sb's memory → stimolare la memoria di qn