Sekirov Dictionary

jockey

UK /ˈd͡ʒɒki/US /ˈd͡ʒɑki/

noun 7
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 3

noun7

One who rides racehorses competitively.
[in compounds] An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
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(old-fashioned) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
- And the crime for which Nuncomar was about to die was regarded by them in much the same light in which the selling of an unsound horse, for a sound price, is regarded by a Yorkshire jockey. — 1841
(old-fashioned) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
(UK, slang) A prostitute's client.
(Ireland, slang) A rapist.

verb4

To ride (a horse) in a race.
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To jostle by riding against.
- They were jockeying for position toward the end of the race.
- I love jockeying that motorcycle through heavy traffic.
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To maneuver (something) by skill; especially, to do so for one's advantage.
- They're all jockeying for promotion.
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To cheat or trick.
- I've been jockeyed into doing work for which I get no credit.

forms

jockeyed · jockeying · jockeys

Phrases with jockey

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