jockey for position
11jockey — I. noun (plural jockeys) Etymology: Jockey, Scots nickname for John Date: 1643 1. a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race 2. a person who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material… …
12jockey — /ˈdʒɒki / (say jokee) noun (plural jockeys) 1. someone who professionally rides horses in races. 2. someone accompanying a taxidriver who, if a potential passenger gives a destination which does not suit the driver, pretends that they have… …
13jockey — I UK [ˈdʒɒkɪ] / US [ˈdʒɑkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms jockey : singular jockey plural jockeys * 1) someone whose job is to ride horses in races 2) informal someone whose work involves the use of a particular object or machine The screech of… …
14jockey — 1 noun (C) someone who rides horses in races 2 verb 1 jockey for position to try to get into the best position or situation: businessmen jockeying for position at the bar 2 (T) to gradually persuade someone to do something: jockey sb into doing… …
15jockey — jock|ey1 [ dʒaki ] noun count * 1. ) someone whose job is to ride horses in races 2. ) INFORMAL someone whose work involves the use of a particular object or machine: The screech of modems is pure joy for these computer jockeys. => DISC JOCKEY …
16jockey — [ˈdʒɒki] noun [C] I someone whose job is to ride horses in races • See: disc jockey II verb jockey [ˈdʒɒki] jockey for position to try to get into the best situation possible when you are competing for something[/ex] …
17jockey — jock•ey [[t]ˈdʒɒk i[/t]] n. pl. eys, v. 1) spo a person who rides horses professionally in races 2) sbz a) disc jockey b) video jockey 3) inf Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something 4) spo to ride (a horse) as …
18jockey — n. & v. n. (pl. eys) v. ( eys, eyed) 1 tr. a trick or cheat (a person). b outwit. 2 tr. (foll. by away, out, in, etc.) draw (a person) by trickery. 3 intr. cheat. Phrases and idioms: jockey cap a cap with a long peak, as worn by jockeys. jockey… …
19jockey — 1. v. Jostle. Contrive. (Usu. with implication of unfair practice.) 2. jockey for position v. Scheme in order to achieve the best situation …
20jockey — [jäk′ē] n. pl. jockeys [< Jocky, Jockie, northern Eng and Scot form of Jacky, dim. of JACK] 1. a person whose work is riding horses in races ☆ 2. Slang one who operates a specified vehicle, machine, etc. vt., vi. jockeyed, jockeying 1. to rid …
