jog

jog

jog¹ [jäg]

vt.

jogged, jogging [ME joggen, to spur (a horse), var. of jaggen, to JAG¹]

1.

a) to give a little shake, shove, or jerk to

b) to nudge

2. to shake up or revive (a person's memory)

3. to cause to jog

vi.

1. to move along at a slow, steady, jolting pace or trot; specif., to engage in jogging as a form of exercise

2. to go (on or along) in a steady, slow, heavy manner

n.

1. a little shake, shove, or nudge

2. a slow, steady, jolting motion or trot

3. an act or instance of jogging

jogger

n.

jog² [jäg]

n.

[var. of JAG¹]

1. a projecting or notched part, esp. one at right angles, in a surface or line

2. a sharp, temporary change of direction, as in a road or one's course

vi.

jogged, jogging

to form or make a jog [turn left where the road jogs]