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   Jog , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jogged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jogging .] [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.]
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   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.
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   Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see
   Yonder well-favored youth?
   Donne.
   
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   Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid
   Fast by my side.
   Pope.
   
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   To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
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   To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
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   Jog, v. i.
   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.
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   Jog on, jog on, the footpath way.
   Shak.
   
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   So hung his destiny, never to rot,
   While he might still jog on and keep his trot.
   Milton.
   
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   The good old ways our sires jogged safely over.
   R. Browning.
   
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   To run at less than maximum speed; to move on foot at a pace between a walk and a run; to run at a moderate pace so as to be able to continue for some time; -- performed by people, mostly for exercise.
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   Jog, n.
   A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
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   To give them by turns an invisible jog.
   Swift.
   
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   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.
   Glanvill.
   
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   A leisurely running pace. See jog{2}, v. i.
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   Jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to.
   T. Hook.
   
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