jogged; jogging
1
a
: to run or ride at a slow trot
b
: to go at a slow, leisurely, or monotonous pace : trudge
2
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
his … holster jogging against his hip—
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Thomas Williams1
: to rouse to alertness
jogged his memory
2
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
3
: to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to go at a jog
4
: to align the edges of (piled sheets of paper) by hitting or shaking against a flat surface
1
a
: a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise)
b
: a horse's slow measured trot
2
: a slight shake : nudge
1
: a brief abrupt change in direction
2
a
: a projecting or retreating part (as of a line or surface)
b
: the space in the angle of a jog
Examples of jog in a Sentence
Verb (1)
had to jog to catch up to them
her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
International fans in the area quickly got wise after Jokic left the court, though: By the time Jayson Tatum was jogging off a few minutes later, a crowd had formed near the exact spot where Jokic had made someone’s day.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
But Nintendo knows where to twist the screws of nostalgia, so 2021’s Mario Party Superstars served as a memory jog, bringing together all of the old fan favorite maps and mini games for a familiar yet welcome reminder of why anyone wanted to play a Mario board game to begin with.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Security surveillance video showed two hooded men jogging up to the home before the slaying.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
International fans in the area quickly got wise after Jokic left the court, though: By the time Jayson Tatum was jogging off a few minutes later, a crowd had formed near the exact spot where Jokic had made someone’s day.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
The speed and fluidity with which the G1 walks, jogs, negotiates stairs, rips out dance moves, picks itself up from the floor and shows off karate warmup stretches that'd put me in hospital ...
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
But Nintendo knows where to twist the screws of nostalgia, so 2021’s Mario Party Superstars served as a memory jog, bringing together all of the old fan favorite maps and mini games for a familiar yet welcome reminder of why anyone wanted to play a Mario board game to begin with.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Jog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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jog
1 of 3 verb
ˈjäg 
ˈjȯg
jogged; jogging
1
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
2
: rouse entry 1 sense 2, stir
jog one's memory
3
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
4
a
: to go or cause to go at a jog
b
: to run slowly especially for exercise
jogger
noun
jog
2 of 3 noun1
: a slight shake : push
2
: a slow steady jolting gait especially of a horse
3
: an instance of jogging
jog
3 of 3 noun1
: an unevenness (as a bulge or a dent) in a line or surface
2
: a short change in direction
Etymology
Verb
probably an altered form of a dialect word shog "jolt, jostle"
Noun
probably an altered form of jag "a sharp projecting edge"
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