From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jog \Jog\ (j[o^]g), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Jogged} (j[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jogging} (j[o^]g"g[i^]ng).] [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.]
1. 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.
Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see Yonder well-favored youth? --Donne.
Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid Fast by my side. --Pope.
2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See {Jog}, verb (used without an object)
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
2: a slow pace of running [syn: {trot}, {lope}]
3: a slight push or shake [syn: {nudge}]
verb
1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {ramble}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {square up}, {even up}]
3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
4: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {clip}]
6: stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" [also: {jogging}, {jogged}]
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