Meaning & use

Jogs

verb·Everyday

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Runs at a slow, steady pace, typically for exercise, or nudges something slightly.

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She jogs around the park every morning before work.

He accidentally jogs my elbow whenever he walks by.

A note on using this word

The phrase "jog someone's memory" uses the secondary sense of "jog," meaning to nudge or stir gently.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

Nudges or shakes something slightly, especially to stir a memory.

That photo really jogs my memory of the trip.

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