JOG (jogged, jogging)

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Irregular inflected forms: jogged    , jogging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does jog mean? 

• JOG (noun)
  The noun JOG has 3 senses:

1. a sharp change in direction

2. a slow pace of running

3. a slight push or shake

  Familiarity information: JOG used as a noun is uncommon.

• JOG (verb)
  The verb JOG has 6 senses:

1. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

2. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

3. run for exercise

4. run at a moderately swift pace

5. give a slight push to

6. stimulate to remember

  Familiarity information: JOG used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp change in direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Context example:

there was a jog in the road

Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):

angular shape; angularity (a shape having one or more sharp angles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slow pace of running

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jog; lope; trot

Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):

locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jog"):

dogtrot (a steady trot like that of a dog)

Derivation:

jog (run at a moderately swift pace)

jog (run for exercise)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A slight push or shake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jog; nudge

Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):

push; pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away)

Derivation:

jog (give a slight push to)

• JOG (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they jog    ... he / she / it jogs   
Past simple: jogged   
Past participle: jogged   
-ing form: jogging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

jog; ramble; ramble on

Context example:

This novel rambles on and jogs

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

carry on; continue; go on; proceed (continue talking)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

even up; jog; square up

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

square (position so as to be square)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Run for exercise

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

jog along the canal

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue jog

Derivation:

jog (a slow pace of running)

jogger (someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise))

jogging (running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Run at a moderately swift pace

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

clip; jog; trot

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

jog (a slow pace of running)

jogger (someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise))

jogging (running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Give a slight push to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

nudge; poke at; prod (to push against gently)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

jog (a slight push or shake)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Stimulate to remember

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

jog my memory

Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):

provoke; stimulate (provide the needed stimulus for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

 Context examples 

With a hip replacement, you might need to avoid certain activities, such as jogging and high-impact sports.

(Hip Replacement, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

So on he jogged, and all seemed now to go right with him: he had met with some misfortunes, to be sure; but he was now well repaid for all.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

After a knee replacement, you will no longer be able to do certain activities, such as jogging and high-impact sports.

(Knee Replacement, NIH)

“Your employer, you know,” said Mr. Dick, jogging his arm as a gentle reminder.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He would jog on his own road for all that I could do to change him.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. Brisk walking or jogging, dancing, swimming, and biking are examples.

(Exercise for Seniors, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

Well, Sarah found that she could not make a living in Liverpool, so she went back, as I understand, to live with her sister in Croydon, and things jogged on much the same as ever at home.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I think I drowse myself, for all of sudden I feel guilt, as though I have done something; I find myself bolt up, with the reins in my hand, and the good horses go along jog, jog, just as ever.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“The four forest lads must be jogging soon,” she said.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The dog said he was willing, and they jogged on together.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)