jog
jog Lexical Profile
jog Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A spell of running at a steady, gentle pace, especially as a form of physical exercise.
"She goes for a thirty-minute jog through the neighborhood park every morning before work."
A slight push, nudge, or shaking motion, or a stimulus to memory.
"A gentle jog on the elbow woke him up during the long lecture."
North American A sudden, brief change of direction or an irregularity in a line or surface.
"The country road takes a sharp jog to the left just before the old wooden bridge."
• verb
To run at a steady, gentle pace, especially on a regular basis as a form of physical exercise.
"Many residents jog along the scenic riverfront trail in the early evening."
To stimulate or rouse someone's memory so that they recall something forgotten.
"Looking through the old family photo album helped to jog her memory about her childhood summers."
To push, knock, or nudge slightly or inadvertently.
"A passing waiter accidentally jogged his arm, causing him to spill a few drops of coffee."
To shake or tap a stack of paper sheets on a flat surface in order to align their edges neatly.
"She carefully jogged the stack of printed reports against the desk before stapling them together."
• Rhymes for jog
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-16th century with the sense 'to shake or nudge', probably of imitative origin and related to the earlier Middle English verb shog ('to shake or jolt'). The modern sense of running at a slow, steady pace for physical exercise emerged in the mid-20th century.