to jog
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3.0
To give a small push to get someone's attention
- verb
- /dʒɔɡ/
:
dar un empujón (a alguien)
- She gave him a gentle jog on the shoulder to get his attention.
It's like it jogs that creative beast in inside of me.
- It's like it jogs that creative beast in inside of me.
- No, the help they need is they need to be jogged out of their bad habits of thought.
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Examples
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I'm afraid I'll have to jog with you.
Fiction book (1992) -
Zach, kick him, see if that jogs him on.
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You, you, you and you, jog it home.
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Then jog right when I tell you.
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"Jog off down here," he says.
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I need some more of the tobacco to jog to jog my memory.
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The doctors told him to jog.
Fiction book (1995) -
My concierge had to jog with me the whole time.
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Now jog on.
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Jog it off!
Synonyms
to nudge
vsto jog
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3.8
To push someone gently with an elbow or hand to get attention
also works as a light reminder in addition to physical prompting
to jog one's memory
vsto jog
5
4.5
Help someone remember something they forgot
uses a light physical push to prompt attention rather than only cause recall
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Etymology
Jog meaning to nudge comes from the image of a quick push or shake; think of a tap that 'jogs' someone's elbow, and that is why it means to give a slight push to get attention.