jog
pronunciation
How to pronounce jog in British English:
UK [dʒɒɡ]
How to pronounce jog in American English:
US [dʒɑːɡ]
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- Noun:
- a sharp change in direction
- a slow pace of running
- a slight push or shake
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- Verb:
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
- run for exercise
- run at a moderately swift pace
- give a slight push to
- stimulate to remember
Word Origin
- jog (v.)
- 1540s, "to shake up and down," perhaps altered from Middle English shoggen "to shake, jolt, move with a jerk" (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. Meanings "shake," "stir up by hint or push," and "walk or ride with a jolting pace" are from 16c. The main modern sense in reference to running as training mostly dates from 1948; at first a regimen for athletes, it became a popular fad c. 1967. Perhaps this sense is extended from its use in horsemanship. Jogging. The act of exercising, or working a horse to keep him in condition, or to prepare him for a race. There is no development in jogging, and it is wholly a preliminary exercise to bring the muscular organization to the point of sustained, determined action. [Samuel L. Boardman, "Handbook of the Turf," New York, 1910] Related: Jogged; jogging. As a noun from 1610s.
Example
- 1. Fast walk or jog for 15 minutes at lunch .
- 2. Try to speak without notes or use brief notes to jog your memory .
- 3. Discussing past times with family members can jog the memories as well as offer different perspectives .
- 4. If you force yourself to jog for an hour , your self-regulatory capacity is proportionately enfeebled .
- 5. This is a man who likes to jog , where previous presidents preferred a dignified stroll .