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Dictionary: jog1   (jŏg) pronunciation

v., jogged, jog·ging, jogs.

v.tr.
  1. To move by shoving, bumping, or jerking; jar: a rough wagon ride that jogged the passengers.
  2. To give a push or shake to; nudge: jogged her dozing companion with her elbow.
  3. To rouse or stimulate as if by nudging: an old photo that might jog your memory.
  4. To cause (a horse) to move at a leisurely pace.
v.intr.
  1. To move with a jolting rhythm: The pack jogged against his back as he ran.
    1. To run or ride at a steady slow trot: jogged out to their positions on the playing field.
    2. Sports. To run in such a way for sport or exercise.
    1. To go or travel at a slow or leisurely pace: The old car jogged along until it reached the hill.
    2. To proceed in a leisurely manner: "while his life was thus jogging easily along" (Duff Cooper).
n.
  1. A slight push or shake; a nudge.
  2. A jogging movement or rhythm.
  3. A slow steady trot.

[Perhaps alteration of Middle English shoggen, to shake, move with a jerk, perhaps alteration of shokken, to move rapidly, from Middle Low German schocken, to shake.]

jogger jog'ger n.

jog2 (jŏg) pronunciation
n.
  1. A protruding or receding part in a surface or line.
  2. An abrupt change in direction: a jog in the road.
intr.v., jogged, jog·ging, jogs.
To turn sharply; veer: Here the boundary jogs south.

[Variant of JAG1.]


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Align pieces of paper into an evenly edged pile, making them easier to box, bind, or insert. Automatic jogging machines gently shake a stack of papers held against an L-shaped cradle until they are aligned. Most lettershops will place continuous-form documents into a jogger after bursting, so that they are properly aligned for loading onto an inserter.

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verb

  1. To thrust against or into: dig, jab, nudge, poke, prod. See touch/not touch.
  2. To move with a steady easy gait faster than a walk but slower than a run: lope, trot. See move/halt.

noun

  1. An act of thrusting into or against, as to attract attention: dig, jab, nudge, poke. See touch/not touch.
  2. A person's steady easy gait that is faster than a walk but slower than a run: lope, trot. See move/halt.

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v

Definition: activate, push
Antonyms: repress


Architecture: jog
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Any irregularity in a line or surface.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To run slowly.

pronunciation She loved to defy the cold of winter by taking a jog through the snow in her shorts.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - puffe, skubbe, støde
v. intr. - bumpe, skumple
n. - puf, skub, skød

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    friske op på ens hukommelse, give en et praj
  • jog trot    trav, trummerum, rutinemæssig

2.
n. - luntetrav
v. intr. - trave, lunte

Nederlands (Dutch)
joggen, sukkeldrafje lopen, (het geheugen) stimuleren, duwen/ schudden, iemand (wakker)porren, aanstoten, doorgaan/ -modderen, weggaan, korte sterke richtings- verandering (maken), sukkeldraf, duwtje

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - secouer, bringuebaler, faire cahoter, pousser, pousser des coudes, raviver (la mémoire)
v. intr. - cahoter, (Sport) faire du jogging, (US) faire un coude
n. - secousse, cahot, coup de coude

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    rafraîchir la mémoire de qn
  • jog trot    petit trot, aller au petit trot

2.
n. - (US, Can) saillie, changement soudain de direction
v. intr. - tourner abruptement, virer

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - laufen, joggen, trotten, anstoßen, sich fortschleppen
n. - Trott, Stoß, Dauerlauf

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    jmds. Gedächtnis auffrischen
  • jog trot    Trott

2.
n. - Unregelmäßigkeit (einer Fläche), Vorsprung, Einbuchtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκουντώ, σπρώχνω, ταρακουνώ, τραντάζω, κάνω τζόγκινγκ
n. - σκούντημα, τροχαδάκι, τζόγκινγκ, τράνταγμα

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    βοηθώ τη μνήμη κάποιου
  • jog trot    τροχασμός (αλόγου)

Italiano (Italian)
correre, dar di gomito, dare di gomito a, piccolo trotto, gomitata

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    rinfrescare la memoria
  • jog trot    trotto, tran tran

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer cooper, mover-se aos solavancos, dar tranco, mudar de direção repentinamente
n. - leve empurrão (m), movimento (m) cadenciado, mudança (f) abrupta de direção

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    estimular a memória de alguém
  • jog trot    meio trote

Русский (Russian)
толчок, медленная тряская езда, трусца, неровность, легкое препятствие, резкая перемена направления, толкать, трясти, расшевелить, трястись, плестись, резко менять направление

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    помогать кому-л. припомнить что-л.
  • jog trot    рысца, бег трусцой, рутина, ехать рысью, бежать трусцой, прозябать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - mover poco a poco, empujar, dar un golpecito, tocar con el codo, estimular la memoria, poner al trote corto
v. intr. - cabalgar a trote corto, moverse o ir despacio, avanzar con ritmo lento
n. - trote corto, empujoncito, golpecito, sacudida, estímulo

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    refrescar la memoria de uno
  • jog trot    trote corto, rutina

2.
n. - entrada o saliente en una línea o superficie, muesca cuadrada
v. intr. - hacer footing

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jogga, skumpa, trava, stöta, knuffa
n. - knuff, stöt, sakta lunk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 轻摇, 轻撞, 轻推, 触动, 唤起, 颠簸着移动, 进行, 慢跑

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    唤起某人的记忆
  • jog trot    慢步而行

2. 凸出部, 急转弯, 凸出, 突然转向, 凹入

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 輕搖, 輕撞, 輕推, 觸動, 喚起
v. intr. - 顛簸著移動, 進行, 慢跑
n. - 輕搖, 輕撞, 輕推, 慢跑

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    喚起某人的記憶
  • jog trot    慢步而行

2.
n. - 凸出部, 急轉彎
v. intr. - 凸出, 突然轉向, 凹入

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 흔들다, 쿡 찌르다, 깨닫게 하다, 살짝 밀다
v. intr. - 흔들거리며 나아가다, 일정한 서행으로 걸어가다, 조깅하다
n. - 흔들림, 충동, 살짝 찌름, 일정한 서행

2.
n. - 급격한 방향 전환, 들쭉날쭉
v. intr. - 흔들거리며 나아가다, 천천히 진행되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 軽い揺さぶり, 刺激, 軽い押し
v. - ジョギングする, 軽く揺する, 軽く押す, とぼとぼ歩く, ガタゴト進む

idioms:

  • jog someone's memory    記憶を呼び覚ます
  • jog trot    ゆっくりした駆け足

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دفع برفق, اسرع بخطو متقارب (الاسم) دفع برفق, وكزة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחף קלילות, נענע, דירבן, נגע באדם כדי למשוך שימת-לב‬
v. intr. - ‮ניטלטל, רץ ריצה קלה, דהר דהרה קלה, השתרך, המשיך, נע מעלה ומטה בתנועה לא קצובה‬
n. - ‮דחיפה קלה, טלטול, ריצה קלה‬
n. - ‮הליכה אטית, טלטול‬
v. intr. - ‮ניער בתנועה מהירה, הלך בדרכו‬


 
 
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