jogged; jogging
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—
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: 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
1
a
: a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise)
b
: a horse's slow measured trot
2
: a slight shake : nudge
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
Examples of jog in a Sentence
Verb (1)
had to jog to catch up to them
her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Security surveillance video showed two hooded men jogging up to the home before the slaying.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the months that followed, the jogs rapidly grew into the Raw Dawg Run Club, an organized group of hundreds, fanning out along the trail on the shores of Lady Bird Lake.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Former Free Press copy editor Reid Creager also recalls a kindness from Laughlin — one that involved her house in Dearborn and a resupply of libations, fetched by someone who lived close enough to jog home for it.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Security surveillance video showed two hooded men jogging up to the home before the slaying.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Alex Verdugo will put on pinstripes this evening, but the Yankees star's jog to the Dodger Stadium outfield will likely bring back memories of his time with the Dodgers.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the months that followed, the jogs rapidly grew into the Raw Dawg Run Club, an organized group of hundreds, fanning out along the trail on the shores of Lady Bird Lake.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Jog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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jog
1 of 3 verb
ˈjäg 
ˈjȯg
jogged; jogging
1
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
2
: rouse entry 1 sense 2, stir
jog one's memory
3
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
4
a
: to go or cause to go at a jog
b
: to run slowly especially for exercise
jogger
noun
jog
2 of 3 noun1
: a slight shake : push
2
: a slow steady jolting gait especially of a horse
3
: an instance of jogging
jog
3 of 3 noun1
: an unevenness (as a bulge or a dent) in a line or surface
2
: a short change in direction
Etymology
Verb
probably an altered form of a dialect word shog "jolt, jostle"
Noun
probably an altered form of jag "a sharp projecting edge"
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