jogged; jogging
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—
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Thomas Williams1
: 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
1
a
: a movement, pace, or instance of jogging (as for exercise)
b
: a horse's slow measured trot
2
: a slight shake : nudge
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
Examples of jog in a Sentence
Verb (1)
had to jog to catch up to them
her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked
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Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 14 different ballparks today (the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will have to wait until Friday to begin), players will jog out of the dugout and lineup along the chalk that runs from home plate to the outfield poles.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025
But the Chicago Cubs’ Tokyo excursion sent them on a slow jog starting in early February at camp to the start of the marathon in Japan and back to jogging again at Sloan Park while ramping up for Thursday’s domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Park.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Pope made sure to share the celebration again, jogging to find his wife and daughters behind the bench for a long embrace before hustling to a TV interview.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 14 different ballparks today (the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will have to wait until Friday to begin), players will jog out of the dugout and lineup along the chalk that runs from home plate to the outfield poles.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Some of his most memorable runs include a route just outside of Dublin, a jog through London's Hackney borough (including the arty Shoreditch neighborhood), and a trail following the Colorado River in Austin.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025
But the Chicago Cubs’ Tokyo excursion sent them on a slow jog starting in early February at camp to the start of the marathon in Japan and back to jogging again at Sloan Park while ramping up for Thursday’s domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Park.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Jog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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jog
1 of 3 verb
ˈjäg 
ˈjȯg
jogged; jogging
1
: to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
2
: rouse entry 1 sense 2, stir
jog one's memory
3
: to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion
4
a
: to go or cause to go at a jog
b
: to run slowly especially for exercise
jogger
noun
jog
2 of 3 noun1
: a slight shake : push
2
: a slow steady jolting gait especially of a horse
3
: an instance of jogging
jog
3 of 3 noun1
: an unevenness (as a bulge or a dent) in a line or surface
2
: a short change in direction
Etymology
Verb
probably an altered form of a dialect word shog "jolt, jostle"
Noun
probably an altered form of jag "a sharp projecting edge"
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