JOG (jogged, jogging)
Dictionary entry overview: What does jog mean?
• JOG (noun)
The noun JOG has 3 senses:
1. a sharp change in direction
2. a slow pace of running
3. a slight push or shake
Familiarity information: JOG used as a noun is uncommon.
• JOG (verb)
The verb JOG has 6 senses:
1. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
2. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
3. run for exercise
4. run at a moderately swift pace
5. give a slight push to
6. stimulate to remember
Familiarity information: JOG used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• JOG (noun)
Meaning:
A sharp change in direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Context example:
there was a jog in the road
Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):
angular shape; angularity (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
Meaning:
A slow pace of running
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lope; trot; jog
Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):
locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jog"):
dogtrot (a steady trot like that of a dog)
Meaning:
A slight push or shake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
nudge; jog
Hypernyms ("jog" is a kind of...):
push; pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
• JOG (verb)
Meaning:
Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
jog; ramble; ramble on
Context example:
This novel rambles on and jogs
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
carry on; continue; go on; proceed (continue talking)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
even up; jog; square up
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
square (position so as to be square)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Run for exercise
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
jog along the canal
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue jog
Meaning:
Run at a moderately swift pace
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
trot; clip; jog
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Give a slight push to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
nudge; poke at; prod (to push against gently)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stimulate to remember
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
jog my memory
Hypernyms (to "jog" is one way to...):
provoke; stimulate (provide the needed stimulus for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
