I. ˈjäg also ˈjȯg verb
( jogged ; jogged ; jogging ; jogs )
Etymology: probably alteration of shog
transitive verb
1. : to push or shake by prodding (as with the elbow or hand) : jostle , nudge ; especially : to push or touch in order to give notice, to excite attention, or to warn
jogged the reins and the horses started up
jog you with my elbow when it's time to go
2. : to rouse to alertness or action
tied a string on his finger to jog his memory
: remind
jog their customers two or three times a year — Paul Friggens
3.
a. : to cause to jog : drive (as a horse) at a jog
an exercise boy … jogs the colt around the track — F.A.Wrensch
b. : to cause (a machine) to operate for an instant
a button permits jogging the … motor to facilitate positioning tools — Sweet's Catalog Service
4. : to align the edges of (piled sheets of paper) usually by winding and knocking on or with a flat surface
intransitive verb
1. : to move up and down or about with a short often heavy motion
walked away quickly, his white-painted holster jogging against his hip — Thomas Williams
2. : to run or ride at a slow joggling trot
a substitute jogged out to the referee
3.
a. : to go at a slow, leisurely, or monotonous pace : trudge , plod , poke
a team of oxen jogged along … drawing a vehicle — O.E.Rölvaag
prefer to jog along … in stagecoaches instead of whizzing past in a cloud of dust and cinders — Margaret Deland
under easy sail the fleet jogged along before a moderate trade — S.E.Morison
b. : to proceed steadily, moderately, and usually uneventfully
a rebellion crushed, they jog on as before — George Meredith
from then on her life jogged peacefully along — C.M.L.Beuf
II. noun
( -s )
1. : shake , push , jolt
gave the dispenser a jog in hopes of jarring the coin loose
specifically : one intended to give notice or awaken attention
gave his sleeping buddy a jog as the officer approached
seeing the book there gave his memory a jog
2.
a. : a jogging movement, gait, or trip
getting … under weigh for a jog down to the breakwater and beyond to have a look at the weather — Llewellyn Howland
b. : a slow pace with marked beats — used of a horse
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration of jag (I)
1. : jag I 4
2.
a. : a short part (as of a line, road, or wall) interrupting the direction of the rest
a window in the jog facing south
: an often right-angled projection, notch, or step
a jog in the wall enclosing pipes
b. : the space in the angle of a jog
built shelves in the jog between chimney and wall
c. : a brief abrupt change in direction
where the highway makes a jog around the courthouse square
3. : a narrow theatrical flat used in an interior setting (as to form an offset in a wall)
IV. intransitive verb
( jogged ; jogged ; jogging ; jogs )
: to form or make a jog
the road jogs to the right over the hill