jog
1 of 4verb (1)
ˈjäg 
ˈjȯg
jogged; jogging
intransitive verb
1
a
: to run or ride at a slow trot
b
: to go at a slow, leisurely, or monotonous pace : trudge
2
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
his … holster jogging against his hip
Thomas Williams
Thomas Williamstransitive verb
1
: to rouse to alertness
jogged his memory
2
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
3
: to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to go at a jog
4
: to align the edges of (piled sheets of paper) by hitting or shaking against a flat surface
jog
2 of 4noun (1)
1
a
: a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise)
b
: a horse's slow measured trot
2
: a slight shake : nudge
jog
3 of 4noun (2)
1
: a brief abrupt change in direction
2
a
: a projecting or retreating part (as of a line or surface)
b
: the space in the angle of a jog
jog
4 of 4verb (2)
jogged; jogging
intransitive verb
: to make a jog
the road jogs to the right
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- dash
- gallop
- run
- scamper
- sprint
- trip
- trot
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
probably alteration of shog
Noun (2)
probably alteration of jag entry 2
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun (1)
1635, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1715, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb (2)
1953, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing jog
Kids Definition
jog 1 of 3
verb
ˈjäg
jogged; jogging
1
: to go or cause to go at a slow run
The dog jogged along.
2
: to run slowly (as for exercise)
3
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
I jogged her awake.
4
: to make more alert
Let me jog your memory.
jog
2 of 3noun
1
: a slow run
2
: a slight shake or push
3
: a slow jerky gait (as of a horse)
jog
3 of 3noun
: a short change in direction
We came to a jog in a road.
jogs 1 of 2
verb
1
as in trots
to go at a pace faster than a walk had to jog to catch up to them Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- trots
- runs
- sprints
- skips
- gallops
- trips
- rushes
- speeds
- dashes
- races
- hurries
- scampers
- leaps
- scurries
- zips
- scoots
- lopes
- hustles
- bounds
- springs
- canters
- breezes
- zooms
- tears
- buzzes
- rips
- bustles
- shags
- scuttles
- blows
- blasts
- hurls
- blazes
- hastens
- bowls
- humps
- barrels
- hies
- rams
- shoots
- whirls
- courses
- rustles
- hurtles
- bolts
- hares
- careens
- jets
- cannonballs
- belts
- rockets
- nips
- whisks
- patters
- pelts
- bombs
- hoofs (it)
- hotfoots (it)
- legs (it)
- foots (it)
- steps (along)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- strolls
- ambles
- saunters
- shuffles
- drags
- lingers
- lags
- crawls
- pokes
- loiters
- dawdles
- creeps
- shambles
- trudges
- dallies
- tarries
- plods
- lumbers
- hobbles
- limps
- dillydallies
2
as in bobs
to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked Synonyms & Similar Words
- bobs
- shakes
- pumps
- sways
- nods
- bobbles
- jerks
- jounces
- wiggles
- jiggles
- seesaws
- swings
- wags
- wobbles
- rocks
- undulates
- ducks
- drops
- oscillates
- wabbles
jogs
2 of 2noun
1
as in prods
Synonyms & Similar Words
- prods
- spurs
- goads
- stimuli
- stimulations
- encouragements
- incentives
- inducements
- galvanizations
- stimulants
- excitements
- provocations
- incitations
- incitements
- lures
- instigations
- motivations
- inspirations
- inductions
- enticements
- headaches
- frustrations
- bothers
- nuisances
- exasperations
- aggravations
- peeves
- irritants
- hassles
- annoyances
- pests
2
as in pushes
Synonyms & Similar Words
- pushes
- nudges
- sticks
- shoves
- jams
- jerks
- digs
- lunges
- punches
- stabs
- pokes
- jabs
- dabs