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jockey
[ jok-ee ]
noun
- a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.
verb (used with object)
- to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
- Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
- to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering:
The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
- to trick or cheat:
The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
- to manipulate cleverly or trickily:
He jockeyed himself into office.
verb (used without object)
- to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
- to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
jockey
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire
verb
- tr to ride (a horse) in a race
- intr to ride as a jockey
- introften foll byfor to try to obtain an advantage by manoeuvring, esp literally in a race or metaphorically, as in a struggle for power (esp in the phrase jockey for position )
- to trick or cheat (a person)
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzIJ· dzIJ· adjective
- dzIJ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jockey1
Example Sentences
The Clippers know the stakes are high in the competitive Western Conference, each game more important than the last as they jockey for position among six teams still unsure of their postseason place.
Hess and Black thought it would be funny if Black's character Steve announced everything that happens to him intensely, hence the "Chicken jockey!" meme taking off.
The amateur jockey, 35, breached the whip rules during the race, using his whip eight times after the final fence when the limit in jump racing is seven.
But there’s lots of teams jockeying to knock off the Patriots.
Willy's jockey brother Sam said the horse was "stiff and sore".
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