jog

(jŏg)

1. To move by shoving, bumping, or jerking; jar: a rough wagon ride that jogged the passengers.
2. To give a push or shake to; nudge: jogged her dozing companion with her elbow.
3. To rouse or stimulate as if by nudging: an old photo that might jog your memory.
4. To cause (a horse) to move at a leisurely pace.

1. To move with a jolting rhythm: The pack jogged against his back as he ran.
2. a. To run or ride at a steady slow trot: jogged out to their positions on the playing field.
   b. Sports To run in such a way for sport or exercise.
3. a. To go or travel at a slow or leisurely pace: The old car jogged along until it reached the hill.
   b. To proceed in a leisurely manner: “while his life was thus jogging easily along” (Duff Cooper).

1. A slight push or shake; a nudge.
2. A jogging movement or rhythm.
3. A slow steady trot.

Related Forms:

• jogˈger noun

(jŏg)

1. A protruding or receding part in a surface or line.
2. An abrupt change in direction: a jog in the road.