jog
1 of 4verb (1)
ˈjäg 
ˈjȯg
jogged; jogging
intransitive verb
1
a
: to run or ride at a slow trot
b
: to go at a slow, leisurely, or monotonous pace : trudge
2
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
his … holster jogging against his hip
Thomas Williams
Thomas Williamstransitive verb
1
: to rouse to alertness
jogged his memory
2
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
3
: to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to go at a jog
4
: to align the edges of (piled sheets of paper) by hitting or shaking against a flat surface
jog
2 of 4noun (1)
1
a
: a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise)
b
: a horse's slow measured trot
2
: a slight shake : nudge
jog
3 of 4noun (2)
1
: a brief abrupt change in direction
2
a
: a projecting or retreating part (as of a line or surface)
b
: the space in the angle of a jog
jog
4 of 4verb (2)
jogged; jogging
intransitive verb
: to make a jog
the road jogs to the right
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- dash
- gallop
- run
- scamper
- sprint
- trip
- trot
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
probably alteration of shog
Noun (2)
probably alteration of jag entry 2
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun (1)
1635, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1715, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb (2)
1953, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing jog
Kids Definition
jog 1 of 3
verb
ˈjäg
jogged; jogging
1
: to go or cause to go at a slow run
The dog jogged along.
2
: to run slowly (as for exercise)
3
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
I jogged her awake.
4
: to make more alert
Let me jog your memory.
jog
2 of 3noun
1
: a slow run
2
: a slight shake or push
3
: a slow jerky gait (as of a horse)
jog
3 of 3noun
: a short change in direction
We came to a jog in a road.
jogging
verb
1
as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk had to jog to catch up to them Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- trotting
- running
- sprinting
- racing
- skipping
- galloping
- speeding
- dashing
- tripping
- hurrying
- rushing
- leaping
- scampering
- scooting
- zipping
- scurrying
- hustling
- bounding
- bowling
- loping
- shagging
- springing
- haring
- shooting
- cantering
- zooming
- humping
- blasting
- blazing
- tearing
- bustling
- coursing
- ripping
- hurling
- hying
- hastening
- belting
- buzzing
- bombing
- scuttling
- rocketing
- ramming
- whisking
- blowing
- bolting
- jetting
- hurtling
- whirling
- rustling
- cannonballing
- breezing
- pelting
- careening
- barreling
- pattering
- nipping
- hieing
- barrelling
- legging (it)
- hotfooting (it)
- hoofing (it)
- footing (it)
- stepping (along)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- strolling
- sauntering
- shuffling
- ambling
- dragging
- lingering
- crawling
- shambling
- creeping
- lagging
- loitering
- poking
- dawdling
- trudging
- plodding
- dallying
- tarrying
- lumbering
- limping
- hobbling
- dillydallying
2
as in bobbing
to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked Synonyms & Similar Words
- bobbing
- pumping
- shaking
- jerking
- swaying
- jouncing
- rocking
- swinging
- nodding
- seesawing
- bobbling
- ducking
- jiggling
- wagging
- wiggling
- wobbling
- undulating
- oscillating
- dropping
- wabbling