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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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    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.
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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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    2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
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    3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
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    Jog, v. i.
    1. 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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    2. 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.
    1. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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