jog.
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
Meaning & usage
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
A sudden push or nudge.
A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.
In card tricks, one or more cards that are secretly made to protrude slightly from the deck as an aid to the performer.
Where this word comes from
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.
To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
jog one's elbow
To shake, stir or rouse.
I tried desperately to jog my memory.
To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.
To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.
I saw her jogging in the forest yesterday.
To cause to move at an energetic trot.
to jog a horse
To straighten stacks of paper by lightly tapping against a flat surface.
Where this word comes from
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.
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