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jog

jog

26 1.0
A slow steady run for exercise
  • noun
  • /dʒɔɡ/
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  • My class and I are off for a jog in the park in preparation for the run.
  • walk or jog
  • a one-mile jog
  • a track jog

Now, I'm not going to take that before like like a long Sunday jog or a hike.

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Examples

  • They hadn't gone for a morning jog in weeks.

  • I feel happier after a calm 20-minute jog than an intense heavy lifting session.

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  • When was the last time you went for a jog?

  • Such a nice day for a jog.

  • I just went for a quick jog.

  • Just going out for a little jog.

  • I'd promised I'd try going along with her on her morning jog before she left for work.

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  • The next day, September 7th, she left for an early morning jog on the boardwalk.

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  • I had registered for the Jack-O-Lantern Jog, a 5K that benefits a local YMCA.

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  • What do you say we go for a little jog in the park, huh?

Synonyms

run
vsjog
385 1.0

A race on foot to see who is fastest

specifies a slow steady pace mainly for exercise or recreation
jogging
vsjog
41 1.0

Running slowly and steadily for exercise

refers to the steady slow pace itself rather than the activity term
lope
vsjog
2 6.7

A slow, relaxed run that uses long, easy steps

focuses on a slow steady pace used for exercise or recreation

Antonyms

1.0

To move on foot at a normal speed

55 2.1

A short, very fast run over a small distance

Idioms

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Compounds

jog trot
  • Jargon
8.4

A gentle, steady way a horse moves between walking and trotting

How Fast

sprint
55 2.1
to run
1.0
jog
26 1.0
to walk
1.0
to amble
15 4.8
crawl
23 1.2

Surface Forms

jog singular
jogs plural

Etymology

Jog as a noun comes from the same idea of a little, steady move, like a light 'jolt' forward, so a jog is a slow, steady run for exercise.