jog Definition

jog
verb jogged, jogging

1. To knock or nudge slightly.

Thesaurus: bounce, jar, jerk, jolt, jounce, shake, shove, poke, prod, push.
2a. To remind someone;
2b. To prompt (their memory).

Thesaurus: prompt, activate, arouse, jolt, stimulate, stir, shake.
intr
3. To progress slowly and steadily; to plod.

Form: jog along (also)
Form: jog on
intr
4. To run at a slowish steady pace, especially for exercise.

noun

1. A period or spell of jogging.

Example: go for a jog
Thesaurus: trot, amble, saunter, canter, gallop, lope, lumber, pad, run.
2. A nudge, knock or jolt.

Thesaurus: nudge, poke, push, prod, whack (slang), bump, shove, shake, jolt.

Etymology: 14c: probably a variant of dialect shog to shake.