jogdʒɒg(v.; n.)jogged, jog•ging

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

2. to stir into activity or alertness, as by a reminder:

   to jog one's memory.

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

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

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

6. to ride at a steady trot.

7. to go with a heavy or jolting motion.

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

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

10. a steady trot, as of a horse.

11. an act or instance of jogging:

    to go for a jog.

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12. a jogging pace.

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Origin of jog:

1540–50; perh. b. jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late ME shoggen)

jog′ger(n.)

jogdʒɒg(n.; v.)jogged, jog•ging.

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

2. a bend or turn.

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3. (v.i.)to bend or turn:

   The road jogs to the left there.

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Origin of jog:

1705–15; var. of jag1