Jog
Jog (jog) , transitive verb
[Old English joggen; compare Welsh gogi to shake, and also English shog, shock, v.]
1.
To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.
Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see
Yonder well-favored youth?
Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid
Fast by my side.
2.
To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
3.
To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
Jog , intransitive verb
1.
To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over.
Jog on, jog on, the footpath way.
So hung his destiny, never to rot,
While he might still jog on and keep his trot.
The good old ways our sires jogged safely over.
2.
To run at less than maximum speed; to move on foot at a pace between a walk and a run; to run at a moderate pace so as to be able to continue for some time; -- performed by people, mostly for exercise.
Jog , noun
1.
A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
To give them by turns an invisible jog.
2.
A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. — Glanvill
3.
A leisurely running pace. See jog{2}, v. i.
Collocations (1)
Jog trot , a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. — T. Hook