Definitions of jog [ʒɒg]

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Definition of 'jog'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) jog
to move or shake with a push or jerk.

2.  jog
to stir into activity or alertness, as by a reminder:
to jog one's memory.

3.  jog
to cause (a horse) to go at a steady trot.

4.  jog
to align the edges of (a stack of sheets of paper) by gently tapping.

5. (v.i.) jog
to run at a slow, steady pace.

6.  jog
to ride at a steady trot.

7.  jog
to go with a heavy or jolting motion.

8.  jog
to go in a desultory or humdrum fashion (usu. fol. by on or along).

9. (n.) jog
a shake; slight push.

10.  jog
a steady trot, as of a horse.

11.  jog
an act or instance of jogging:
to go for a jog.

12.  jog
a jogging pace.

13. (n.) jog
an irregularity of line or surface; projection; notch.

14.  jog
a bend or turn.

15. (v.i.) jog
to bend or turn:
The road jogs to the left there.

Etymology: (1705–15; var. of jag¹)

Definition of 'jog'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) jog
a sharp change in direction
"there was a jog in the road"

2. (noun) jog, trot, lope
a slow pace of running

3. (verb) nudge, jog
a slight push or shake

4. (verb) ramble on, ramble, jog
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
"This novel rambles on and jogs"

5. (verb) square up, jog, even up
even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

6. (verb) jog
run for exercise
"jog along the canal"

7. (verb) trot, jog, clip
run at a moderately swift pace

8. (verb) jog
give a slight push to

9. (verb) jog
stimulate to remember
"jog my memory"

Definition of 'jog'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) jog
to run for exercise
people jogging in the park

2. jog
to lightly knock against
He jogged my elbow as I wrote.

3. jog
jog sb's memory
to make sb remember sth
Something she said jogged my memory.

4. (noun) jog
a run for exercise
to go for a jog

Definition of 'jog'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) jog
a slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt

2. (noun) jog
a rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane

3. (verb) jog
to push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn

4. (verb) jog
to suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory

5. (verb) jog
to cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i

6. (verb) jog
to move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over

Translation of 'jog'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to push, shake or knock gently He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.
Afrikaans: skud, stoot, stamp	Arabic: يَدْفَع بِرِفْق	Bulgarian: побутвам
Brazilian: sacudir	Czech: šťouchnout; trknout	German: anstoßen, nachhelfen
Danish: puffe til; opfriske hukom	Greek: σκουντώ, ταρακουνώ	Spanish: empujar, sacudir
Estonian: müksama	Farsi: تکان کوچک دادن؛ زدن به	Finnish: tönäistä
French: secouer	Hebrew: דְחִיפָה קָלָה	Hindi: कसरत के लिये दौड़ना
Croatian: lagano trčati	Hungarian: meglök	Indonesian: menggoyang
Icelandic: hnippaí	Italian: spingere; scuotere	Japanese: ちょっと突く
Korean: 가볍게 밀치다, 흔들다	Lithuanian: stumtelėti, pažadinti	Latvian: piegrūst; pagrūst; piebik
Malay: menyiku	Dutch: aanstoten	Norwegian: dytte, skubbe
Polish: trącić, pobudzić	Persian: تکان کوچک دادن؛ زدن به	Pashto: ټكان وركول، په نيغړك ياڅن
Portuguese: sacudir	Romanian: aîmpinge uşor	Russian: толкать
Slovak: drgnúť; pripomenúť, strči	Slovenian: rahlo suniti, spodbosti	Serbian: gurnuti
Swedish: stöta (puffa) till, frisk	Thai: การกระทุ้งเบา ๆ	Turkish: itmek, dürtmek
Taiwanese: 輕推，輕搖，輕撞	Ukrainian: штовхати; підштовхнути лі	Urdu: ٹہوکنا
Vietnamese: đẩy nhẹ	Chinese: 轻推
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