jog

English

/dʒɒɡ/, /dʒɑɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
  • A sudden push or nudge.
  • (theater) A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English shoggen derived from Middle Dutch schocken (jolt, bounce) derived from Middle Low German schoggen derived from Old Saxon *skokkan (move) derived from Proto-Germanic *skukkaną (shake, move, tremble).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skukkaną

Gloss

shake, move, tremble

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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