jog

Plural: jogs

Noun

• a sharp change in direction
  • "there was a jog in the road"
• a slow pace of running
• a slight push or shake
• An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
• A sudden push or nudge.
• A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.
• In card tricks, one or more cards that are secretly made to protrude slightly from the deck as an aid to the performer.

Verb

Verb Forms: jogged, jogging, jogs

• To run at a slow, steady pace; to nudge gently.
• continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
  • "This novel rambles on and jogs"
• even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
• run for exercise
  • "jog along the canal"
• run at a moderately swift pace
• give a slight push to
• stimulate to remember
  • "jog my memory"
• To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
• To shake, stir or rouse.
• To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.
• To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.
• To cause to move at an energetic trot.
• To straighten stacks of paper by lightly tapping against a flat surface.

Examples

• He tried to jog his memory for a 7-letter word, but it was no use.
• I saw her jogging in the forest yesterday.
• I tried desperately to jog my memory.
• jog one's elbow
• to jog a horse

Synonyms

clip, even up, lope, nudge, ramble, ramble on, square up, trot, refresh, return piece

Anagrams of jog