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jog

UK/d͡ʒɒɡ/ US/d͡ʒɑɡ/ fairly common
verb (6) noun (3)

verb

1.

continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

  • “This novel rambles on and jogs”
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2.

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

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3.

run for exercise

  • “jog along the canal”
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6.

stimulate to remember

  • “jog my memory”

noun

1.

a sharp change in direction

  • “there was a jog in the road”
2.

a slow pace of running

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3.

a slight push or shake

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Origin

Of uncertain origin. Originally with the meaning of "to shake up and down." Possibly from Middle English joggen, a variant of jaggen (“to pierce, prod, stir up, arouse”); see jag (“sharp projection”). Or, perhaps an early alteration of English shog (“to jolt, shake; depart, go”), from Middle English shoggen, schoggen (“to shake up and down, jog”), from Middle Dutch schocken (“to jolt, bounce”) or Middle Low German schoggen, schocken (“to shog”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skukkōn (“to move, shake, tremble”), possibly related to *skakan (“to shake, stir”). More at shock.

Phrases

  • jog bra
  • jog on
  • jog someone's memory

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