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jog 1
(jŏg)v. jogged, jog·ging, jogs
v.tr.
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.
v.intr.
1. To move with a jolting rhythm: The pack jogged against his back as he ran.
2. To move in a steady, slow trot: The horse jogged easily down the road.
3.
a. To run at a steady, moderate pace: The athletes jogged out to their positions on the playing field.
b. Sports To run in such a way for sport or exercise: She jogs every day after work for forty-five minutes.
4.
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).
n.
1. A slight push or shake; a nudge.
2. A jogging movement or rhythm.
3. A slow steady trot.
4.
a. A steady, moderate running pace: He broke into a jog when he realized he was late.
b. A session of running at such a pace, as for exercise: She went out for a jog along the river.
[Perhaps alteration of Middle English shoggen, to shake, move with a jerk, perhaps alteration of shokken, to move rapidly, from Middle Low German schocken, to shake.]
jog′ger n.
jog 2
(jŏg)n.
1. A protruding or receding part in a surface or line.
2. An abrupt change in direction: a jog in the road.
intr.v. jogged, jog·ging, jogs
To turn sharply; veer: Here the boundary jogs south.
[Variant of jag.]
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jog
(dʒɒɡ)vb, jogs, jogging or jogged
1. (intr) to run or move slowly or at a jog trot, esp for physical exercise
2. (intr; foll by on or along) to continue in a plodding way
3. (tr) to jar or nudge slightly; shake lightly
4. (tr) to remind; stimulate: please jog my memory.
5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) printing to even up the edges of (a stack of paper); square up
n
6. the act of jogging
7. a slight jar or nudge
8. a jogging motion; trot
[C14: probably variant of shog to shake, influenced by dialect jot to jolt]
jog
(dʒɒɡ)n
1. a sharp protruding point in a surface; jag
2. a sudden change in course or direction
[C18: probably variant of jag1]
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jog1
(dʒɒg)v. jogged, jog•ging,
n. v.t.
1. 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.
v.i. 5. 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).
n. 9. a shake; slight push.
10. a steady trot, as of a horse.
11. an act or instance of jogging: to go for a jog.
12. a jogging pace.
[1540–50; perhaps b. jot to jog (now dial.) and shog to shake, jog (late Middle English shoggen)]
jog′ger, n.
jog2
(dʒɒg)n., v. jogged, jog•ging. n.
1. an irregularity of line or surface; projection; notch.
2. a bend or turn.
v.i. 3. to bend or turn: The road jogs to the left there.
[1705–15; variant of jag1]
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jog
Past participle: jogged
Gerund: jogging
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Noun | 1. | jog - a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road" angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles |
2. | ![]() locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement dogtrot - a steady trot like that of a dog | |
3. | jog - a slight push or shake | |
Verb | 1. | jog - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" |
2. | jog - even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing square - position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders" | |
3. | jog - run for exercise; "jog along the canal" run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" | |
4. | ![]() run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" | |
5. | jog - give a slight push to | |
6. | jog - stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" |
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jog
verb
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jog
verbnoun
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jog
[dʒɒg]A. N
1. (= push) (gen) → empujoncito m; (with elbow) → codazo m
B. VT
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jog
(dʒog) – past tense, past participle jogged – verb1. 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.empujar, sacudir
2. to travel slowly. The cart jogged along the rough track.moverse lentamente
3. to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise. She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.hacer footing
at a jog-trot at a gentle running pace. Every morning he goes down the road at a jog-trot. a trote corto
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jog
→ hacer footingMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
jog
v. correr acompasadamente como medio de ejercicio físico.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
jog
vi (pret & pp jogged; ger jogging) correr, trotarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.