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jock·ey
(jŏk′ē)n. pl. jock·eys
1. Sports One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.
2. Informal One whose occupation or hobby involves a specified machine, device, or object: a computer jockey; a desk jockey.
v. jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing, jock·eys
v.tr.
1. Sports To ride (a horse) as jockey.
2. To direct or maneuver by cleverness or skill: jockeyed the car into a tight space.
3. To trick; cheat.
v.intr.
1. Sports To ride a horse in a race.
2. To maneuver for a certain position or advantage: jockeying for a promotion.
3. To employ trickery.
[Diminutive of Scots Jock, variant of Jack; see jack.]
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jockey
(ˈdʒɒkɪ)n
(Horse Racing) a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire
vb
1. (Horse Racing)
a. (tr) to ride (a horse) in a race
b. (intr) to ride as a jockey
2. (often foll by: for) 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)
3. to trick or cheat (a person)
[C16 (in the sense: lad): from name Jock + -ey]
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jock•ey
(ˈdʒɒk i)n., pl. -eys,
v. n.
1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
2.
a. disc jockey.
3. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something.
v.t. 4. to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
5. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
6. to move by skillful maneuvering.
7. to manipulate cleverly or trickily.
8. to trick or cheat.
v.i. 9. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
10. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
Idioms: jockey for position, to maneuver so as to seek an advantage.
[1660–70; Jock a proper name]
jock′ey•like`, jock′ey•ish, adj.
jock′ey•ship`, n.
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jockey
Past participle: jockeyed
Gerund: jockeying
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| Noun | 1. |  jockey - someone employed to ride horses in horse races |
| 2. | jockey - an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey" manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" | |
| Verb | 1. | jockey - defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
| 2. | jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position) | |
| 3. | jockey - ride a racehorse as a professional jockey horse-race - compete in a horse race |
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jockey
noun
1. horse-rider, rider, equestrian It's a big day for Britain's former top jockey.
verb
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jockey
verb2. To take clever or cunning steps to achieve one's goals:
Informal: finagle.
Idiom: pull strings.
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Translations
جُوكِيفارِس سِباق
žokej
jockey
kilparatsastaja
džokej
zsoké
knapi
競馬騎手騎手
경마 기수
žokėjus
žokejs
džokej
džokej
jockey
คนขี่ม้าแข่ง
cokeyjokey
người cưỡi ngựa đua
jockey
[ˈdʒɒkɪ]A. N → jockey m
B. VT to jockey sb into doing sth → convencer a algn para hacer algo
to jockey sb out of sth → quitar algo a algn con artimañas
to jockey sb out of a post → lograr con artimañas que algn renuncie a un puesto
to jockey sb out of doing sth → disuadir a algn de hacer algo
to jockey sb out of sth → quitar algo a algn con artimañas
to jockey sb out of a post → lograr con artimañas que algn renuncie a un puesto
to jockey sb out of doing sth → disuadir a algn de hacer algo
D. CPD Jockey Shorts® NPL → calzoncillos mpl de jockey
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jockey
[ˈdʒɒki] n → jockey m
vi
to jockey for position → manœuvrer pour être bien placéjockey box n (US) → boîte f à gants, vide-poche mjockey shorts® npl → caleçon m
to jockey for position → manœuvrer pour être bien placéjockey box n (US) → boîte f à gants, vide-poche mjockey shorts® npl → caleçon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jockey
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jockey
[ˈdʒɒkɪ]1. n → fantino
2. vi to jockey for position (fig) → manovrare per mettersi in una posizione vantaggiosa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jockey
(ˈdʒoki) noun a person employed to ride horses in races.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jockey
→ جُوكِي žokej jockey Rennreiter τζόκεϊ jinete kilparatsastaja jockey džokej fantino 競馬騎手 경마 기수 jockey jockey dżokej jóquei жокей jockey คนขี่ม้าแข่ง jokey người cưỡi ngựa đua 赛马骑师Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009