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jog1 definition

jog (jäg)

transitive verb jogged, jogging jog′·ging

    1. to give a little shake, shove, or jerk to
    2. to nudge
  1. to shake up or revive (a person's memory)
  2. to cause to jog

Etymology: ME joggen, to spur (a horse), var. of jaggen, to jag

intransitive verb

  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

noun

  1. a little shake, shove, or nudge
  2. a slow, steady, jolting motion or trot
  3. an act or instance of jogging

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jog2 definition

jog (jäg)

noun

  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

Etymology: var. of jag

intransitive verb jogged, jogging jog′·ging

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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