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jogged Definition


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jog
verb jogged, jogging
    1. To knock or nudge slightly.
      Thesaurus: bounce, jar, jerk, jolt, jounce, shake, shove, poke, prod, push.
    2a. To remind someone;
    2b. To prompt (their memory).
      Thesaurus: prompt, activate, arouse, jolt, stimulate, stir, shake.
    intr
    3. To progress slowly and steadily; to plod.
      Form: jog along (also)
      Form: jog on
    intr
    4. To run at a slowish steady pace, especially for exercise.
noun
    1. A period or spell of jogging.
      Example: go for a jog
      Thesaurus: trot, amble, saunter, canter, gallop, lope, lumber, pad, run.
    2. A nudge, knock or jolt.
      Thesaurus: nudge, poke, push, prod, whack (slang), bump, shove, shake, jolt.
Etymology: 14c: probably a variant of dialect shog to shake.



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