Jog trot

Jog trot
Jog Jog, n. 1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt. [1913 Webster]

To give them by turns an invisible jog. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. 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. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

3. A liesurely running pace. See {jog}[2], v. i. [PJC]

{Jog trot}, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. --T. Hook. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • jog|trot — jog trot, 1. a slow, regular trot, such as that of a horse: »Suddenly he slowed his long, effortless jog trot up to the steep road (Atlantic). 2. Figurative. a routine or humdrum way of doing things: »the monotonous jog trot of daily life.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jog trot — n. 1. a slow, steady trot 2. a routine, monotonous, or leisurely way of doing something …   English World dictionary

  • jog trot — jog ,trot noun count a way of running at a slow steady speed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • jog trot — jog′ trot n. 1) a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse 2) an uneventful, humdrum way of proceeding • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • jog trot — noun an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot • Hypernyms: ↑gait * * * noun Etymology: jog (II) + trot 1. : a slow regular jolting gait 2. : a routine habit or method persistently adhered to : a slo …   Useful english dictionary

  • jog-trot — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: jog trot : having the character of a jog trot : humdrum the contrast between their violence and our own jog trot existences Walter de la Mare …   Useful english dictionary

  • jog trot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms jog trot : singular jog trot plural jog trots a way of running at a slow steady speed …   English dictionary

  • jog trot — 1. a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse. 2. an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.: a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

  • jog trot — noun (singular) a slow steady run jog trot verb (I) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • jog´trot´ter — jog trot, 1. a slow, regular trot, such as that of a horse: »Suddenly he slowed his long, effortless jog trot up to the steep road (Atlantic). 2. Figurative. a routine or humdrum way of doing things: »the monotonous jog trot of daily life.… …   Useful english dictionary

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