Jogs

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The practice of moving at a slow, steady speed in a running manner is often utilized for fitness It denotes a gentle, sustained form of locomotion primarily aimed at improving health Engaging in this activity typically serves as both exercise and a means of relaxation
2. Moves by running slowly and evenly over a distance for exercise or enjoyment
3. Engages in a controlled, gentle run designed to maintain fitness and endurance

Etymology: "Jogs" is simply the third-person singular form of "jog," so the story belongs to the verb itself. The verb is thought to have begun in the sense of shaking something up and down, and one proposed origin links it to an old word "jag," meaning a sharp projection, which in turn gave a verb meaning to prod or stir up. Another possibility is that it developed from "shog," an older English word meaning to jolt or shake, and that "jog" was an early alteration of it, with "shog" traceable back to a Germanic root for shaking or stirring. The sense of trotting at a gentle, steady pace came later, and it is easy to see how a rhythmic up-and-down motion would lead there. Someone who jogs bobs along at a moderate speed, which keeps the original idea of repeated bouncing motion. The exercise meaning is therefore a narrowing of a much older, more general sense of shaking or jolting.

Synonyms: runs, trots, sprints, gallops, dashes

Antonyms: walks, stops, stands, hesitates, rests