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jog

Pronunciation: /dʒɒg/
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Definition of jog

verb (jogs, jogging, jogged)

  • 1 [no object] run at a steady gentle pace, especially on a regular basis as a form of physical exercise:he began to jog along the road (as noun jogging)try cycling or gentle jogging
  • (of a horse) move at a slow trot: they caught and saddled their horses and jogged up to the high grass moorland
  • move in an unsteady way:the bus jogged and jolted
  • 2 [with object] nudge or knock slightly:a hand jogged his elbow

noun

  • 1a spell of jogging:his morning jog
  • [in singular] a gentle running pace:he set off along the bank at a jog
  • 2a slight push or nudge: he gave her a jog with his elbow

Phrasal Verbs

jog along

continue in a steady, uneventful way:our marriage worked and we jogged along

jog on

  • 1another way of saying jog along.Phelps’s life jogged on in this fashion until spring
  • 2 [usually in imperative] British informal go away (used as expression of anger or irritation):I really want to go and see the show but for an £8.75 booking fee they can jog on!

Phrases

jog someone's memory

cause someone to remember something suddenly: I wanted to see if the clothes would jog her memory

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'stab, pierce'): variant of jag1

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