jog

 
Pronunciation: /dʒɒg/

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
  • (jog along/on) continue in a steady, uneventful way: our marriage worked and we jogged along
  • 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

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