jog
jog1 definition
jog (jäg)
transitive verb jogged, jogging jog′·ging
- to give a little shake, shove, or jerk to
- to nudge
- to shake up or revive (a person's memory)
- to cause to jog
Etymology: ME joggen, to spur (a horse), var. of jaggen, to jag
intransitive verb
- to move along at a slow, steady, jolting pace or trot; specif., to engage in jogging as a form of exercise
- to go (on or along) in a steady, slow, heavy manner
noun
- a little shake, shove, or nudge
- a slow, steady, jolting motion or trot
- an act or instance of jogging
Related Forms:
- jogger jog′·ger noun
jog2 definition
jog (jäg)
noun
- a projecting or notched part, esp. one at right angles, in a surface or line
- a sharp, temporary change of direction, as in a road or one's course
Etymology: var. of jag
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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