Jog
[dʒɒg] or [dʒɑɡ]
Definition
(noun.) a slow pace of running.
(noun.) a sharp change in direction; 'there was a jog in the road'.
(verb.) stimulate to remember; 'jog my memory'.
(verb.) give a slight push to.
(verb.) run for exercise; 'jog along the canal'.
Edited by Laurence--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
(v. t.) To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
(v. i.) 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.
(n.) A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
(n.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Push (gently), notify by a push.
n. [1]. Push, slight shake.[2]. Notch, denticulation, jag.
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Definition
v.t. to shake: to push with the elbow or hand to stimulate stir up as the memory.—v.i. to move by jogs: to travel slowly:—pr.p. jog′ging; pa.p. jogged.—n. a slight shake: a push.—ns. Jog′ger (Dryden) one who moves slowly and heavily; Jog′trot a slow jogging trot.—Be jogging to move on to depart.
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Examples
- We learn to put our feelings back into ourselves, and to jog on with our duties as patiently as may be. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Therefore, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, pursuing his case in his jog-trot style, I have much to consider. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr Wegg hinted, to jog his attention: 'You could hardly have been out parrot-shooting, in the British climate, sir? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In order to get this off his pole, he would jog one end of the pole on the ground until the biscuit would slide off. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They were so much more amusing than all the jog-trot Harley Street ways. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Rokesmith departed on that errand, and presently returned accompanied by Mr Boffin at his jog-trot. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It's rather jog-trotty and humdrum. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs Boffin was there, seated on a sofa, and Mr Boffin was jogging up and down. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He was still jogging about the room, with the purse clutched in his hand, when a great cheering arose in the yard. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- After we had jogged on for some little time, I asked the carrier if he was going all the way. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mr. Haley and Tom jogged onward in their wagon, each, for a time, absorbed in his own reflections. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Mr Venus listened to these lamentations in silence, while Mr Boffin jogged to and fro, holding his pockets as if he had a pain in them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr Baptist was the second, and jogged close after him, looking at no other object. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- For a time, therefore, the old families and country gentility sent their servants and their luggage by train, but themselves jogged along the old post-roads in the family chariots. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- With that he jogged out into the street, and jogged upon his homeward way. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, we jogged on together some time, till Alfred saw plainly that I was no planter. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Endeavor to have the inside of the silo smooth and perpendicular from top to bottom, with no jogs or shoulders upon which the ensilage can catch or drag. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- And yet it doesn't end unhappily--somehow or other the nuptial establishment jogs on. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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