jog

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jog

A man goes for a jog along a tree-lined path in the park.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A slight push or shake: A gentle, often rhythmic, nudge or movement.
    • A slow, steady pace of running: A form of exercise or locomotion faster than walking but slower than running.
    • A sharp change in direction: A bend or angle in a path, line, or road.

  2. Verb:

    • To stimulate to remember: To help someone recall something.
    • To give a slight push to: To nudge or shake gently.
    • To run at a moderately swift pace: To move forward at a steady, trotting pace, often for exercise.
    • To even up the edges of a stack of paper: In printing, to align a stack of paper by tapping it against a flat surface.
    • To continue talking or writing in a desultory manner: To proceed in a slow, rambling, or uneven way.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • He gave the table a jog to see if it was stable. (A slight push/shake)
    • She goes for a jog every morning before work. (A slow pace of running)
    • The path has a sudden jog to the left just ahead. (A sharp change in direction)

  • Verb:

    • Maybe this old photo will jog your memory. (Stimulate to remember)
    • Please don't jog my elbow while I'm writing. (Give a slight push to)
    • I try to jog for thirty minutes three times a week. (Run at a moderately swift pace)
    • The printer jogged the stack of pages before binding. (Even up the edges)
    • The lecture jogged along without any clear focus. (Continue in a desultory manner)
Advanced Usage

  • "to jog someone's memory": To cause someone to remember something.

    • The smell of the ocean always jogs my memory of childhood vacations.

  • "to jog on/along": To continue moving or progressing slowly and steadily.

    • Life just jogs along in this small town.
    • We decided to jog on for another mile.
Variants and Related Words

  • Jogger (n): A person who jogs for exercise.

    • The park was full of joggers at dawn.

  • Jogging (n): The activity of running at a slow, steady pace.

    • She took up jogging to improve her health.
Synonyms
  • Noun (run): Trot, run, lope.
  • Verb (nudge): Nudge, poke, prod.
  • Verb (stimulate memory): Prompt, remind, refresh.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Jog along: To continue or proceed slowly and uneventfully.
    • The project is just jogging along; we need to speed things up.
Related Idioms
  • To be (up and) jogging: To be in operation or functioning.
    • Once we fix this bug, the system should be up and jogging again.
jog

A man goes for a jog along a tree-lined path in the park.

Noun
  1. a slight push or shake
  2. a slow pace of running
  3. a sharp change in direction
    • there was a jog in the road
Verb
  1. stimulate to remember
    • jog my memory
  2. give a slight push to
  3. run at a moderately swift pace
  4. run for exercise
    • jog along the canal
  5. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  6. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
    • This novel rambles on and jogs

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