jog

1. 1.

   a sharp change in direction

   “there was a jog in the road”

   Broaderangular shape
2. 2.

   a slow pace of running

   Synonymstrotlope

   Broaderlocomotion

   Narrowerdogtrot
3. 3.

   a slight push or shake

   Synonymsnudge

   Broaderpush

Other forms of jog

plural

jogs·

past tense or participle

jogged

present participle

jogging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jog

What does jog mean?

jog means "continue talking or writing in a desultory manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jog?

jog has 1 syllable: jog. In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑɡ/.

What is another word for jog?

Close synonyms include ramble on, ramble, square up, even up, trot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jog a common word?

jog is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.