jog
jog is a 3-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.
- transitive verb. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
- transitive verb. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
- intransitive verb. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over.
- noun. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
- noun. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane.
- noun. a slight push or shake
- noun. a slow pace of running
- noun. a sharp change in direction
"there was a jog in the road"
- verb. stimulate to remember
"jog my memory"
- verb. give a slight push to
- verb. run at a moderately swift pace
- verb. run for exercise
"jog along the canal"
- verb. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
- verb. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
"This novel rambles on and jogs"
Synonyms
nudge, lope, trot, clip, ramble
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