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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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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. t. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
  3. v. t. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
  4. 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.
  5. n. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
  6. n. 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.
  7. n. a sharp change in direction
  8. n. a slow pace of running
  9. n. a slight push or shake
  10. v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
  11. v. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  12. v. run for exercise