jockey

jock·ey

J0048600 (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.]

jockey

(ˈdʒɒkɪ) n (Horse Racing) a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hirevb1. (Horse Racing) a. (tr) to ride (a horse) in a raceb. (intr) to ride as a jockey2. (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]

jock•ey

(ˈdʒɒk i)

n., pl. -eys,
v. n. 1. a person who rides horses professionally in races. 2. a. disc jockey. b. video 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.

jockey

Past participle: jockeyed
Gerund: jockeying

Imperative
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jockey

Present
I jockey
you jockey
he/she/it jockeys
we jockey
you jockey
they jockey

Preterite
I jockeyed
you jockeyed
he/she/it jockeyed
we jockeyed
you jockeyed
they jockeyed

Present Continuous
I am jockeying
you are jockeying
he/she/it is jockeying
we are jockeying
you are jockeying
they are jockeying

Present Perfect
I have jockeyed
you have jockeyed
he/she/it has jockeyed
we have jockeyed
you have jockeyed
they have jockeyed

Past Continuous
I was jockeying
you were jockeying
he/she/it was jockeying
we were jockeying
you were jockeying
they were jockeying

Past Perfect
I had jockeyed
you had jockeyed
he/she/it had jockeyed
we had jockeyed
you had jockeyed
they had jockeyed

Future
I will jockey
you will jockey
he/she/it will jockey
we will jockey
you will jockey
they will jockey

Future Perfect
I will have jockeyed
you will have jockeyed
he/she/it will have jockeyed
we will have jockeyed
you will have jockeyed
they will have jockeyed

Future Continuous
I will be jockeying
you will be jockeying
he/she/it will be jockeying
we will be jockeying
you will be jockeying
they will be jockeying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jockeying
you have been jockeying
he/she/it has been jockeying
we have been jockeying
you have been jockeying
they have been jockeying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jockeying
you will have been jockeying
he/she/it will have been jockeying
we will have been jockeying
you will have been jockeying
they will have been jockeying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jockeying
you had been jockeying
he/she/it had been jockeying
we had been jockeying
you had been jockeying
they had been jockeying

Conditional
I would jockey
you would jockey
he/she/it would jockey
we would jockey
you would jockey
they would jockey

Past Conditional
I would have jockeyed
you would have jockeyed
he/she/it would have jockeyed
we would have jockeyed
you would have jockeyed
they would have jockeyed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jockey - someone employed to ride horses in horse racesequestrian, horseback rider, horseman - a man skilled in equitation
	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 deceitchicane, chouse, cheat, shaft, screwbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
	2.	jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position)maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
	3.	jockey - ride a racehorse as a professional jockeyhorse-race - compete in a horse race

jockey

noun1. horse-rider, rider, equestrian It's a big day for Britain's former top jockey.verb1. compete, fight, struggle, contest, contend, strive, vie, challenge The rival political parties are already jockeying for power.2. manoeuvre, manage, engineer, negotiate, trim, manipulate, cajole, insinuate, wheedle, finagle (informal) Neil watched him jockey the craft among the running seas.

jockey

verb1. To direct the course of carefully:guide, maneuver, navigate, pilot, steer.Idiom: back and fill.2. To take clever or cunning steps to achieve one's goals:maneuver.Informal: finagle.Idiom: pull strings.

Translations

赛马手赛马骑师

jockey

(ˈdʒoki) noun a person employed to ride horses in races. 赛马手

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→ 赛马骑师zhCN

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bench jockey

In US baseball slang, a coach or player who berates or derides the umpire or opposing players from his team's dugout bench. In this usage, "jockey," the rider of a race horse, refers to "riding someone," which commonly means to harass or ridicule a person. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I wish you wouldn't be such a bench jockey at our games!See also: bench, jockey

desk jockey

A worker who spends the majority of their time seated at a desk. Humorously likened to the jockey of a horse. I was breaking my back working construction for five years before I finally got a job as a desk jockey at the local bank. I feel sorry for all those desk jockeys trapped inside for eight hours a day.See also: desk, jockey

lawn jockey

1. A small statue of man, usually dressed like a jockey, bearing a metal ring in one outstretched hand, originally intended as a hitching post and now typically placed on a front lawn. One version particularly popular in the southern United States (sometimes called a "jocko") features the exaggerated stereotypical features of a black man. Though its origin is debated, it is often considered offensive. It is still not uncommon to see lawn jockeys in front of houses if you travel down south, even though no one uses them to tie up their horses anymore.2. highly offensive Used by extension as a derogatory slang term for a black man. I could hear the group call me a lawn jockey as I passed by, but I just kept walking.See also: jockey, lawn

jockey for position

1. Literally, to move one's horse into a good or ideal position while racing. He's jockeying for position, but I don't think he'll finish higher than third.2. To compete against others for a desirable role or thing. With the CEO retiring, everyone in management is jockeying for position The more outgoing kids started jockeying for position as soon as the class took the stage.See also: jockey, position

jockeying for position

The act of competing against others for a desirable role or thing. This jockeying for position needs to stop—the CEO has already chosen his successor.See also: jockey, position

disc jockey

One who selects and plays music for the public, as on a radio station or at a party or event. Commonly abbreviated as "DJ." Man, this disc jockey is terrible—no one is dancing. I love that disc jockey's radio show—she always plays the best music.See also: disc, jockey

jockey around

to move around as if trying to get into a special position. I spent most of the movie jockeying around, trying to get comfortable. She always has to jockey around a bit when she is getting into a parking place.See also: around, jockey

jockey for position

1. Lit. to work one's horse into a desired position in a horse race. Three riders were jockeying for position in the race. Ken was behind, but jockeying for position. 2. . Fig. to work oneself into a desired position. The candidates were jockeying for position, trying to get the best television exposure. I was jockeying for position but running out of campaign money.See also: jockey, position

jockey someone or something into position

to manage to get someone or something into a desirable position. (See also jockey for position.) The rider jockeyed his horse into position. Try to jockey your bicycle into position so you can pass the others.See also: jockey, position

jockey something around

to maneuver something around; to manage something. We had to jockey our bikes around a number of stalled cars. We jockeyed around a few can to make room for the bus in the parking lot.See also: around, jockey

jockey for position

Maneuver or manipulate for one's own benefit, as in The singers are always jockeying for position on stage. This expression, dating from about 1900, originally meant maneuvering a race horse into a better position for winning. It was transferred to other kinds of manipulation in the mid-1900s. See also: jockey, position

jockey for position

If someone jockeys for position, they try to get into a better position or situation than people they are competing against. Reporters with their cameras jockeyed for position. Some presenters are already jockeying for position to see who will read the new Six O'Clock News. Note: Jockeying for position is also used as a noun. There was a constant jockeying for position between the superpowers. Note: The image here is of jockeys (= riders of race horses) trying to get their horses into the best position at the beginning of a race. See also: jockey, position

jockey for position

manoeuvre in order to gain advantage over rivals in a competitive situation.See also: jockey, position

bench jockey

n. a player who sits on the bench and calls out advice. The coach told all the bench jockeys to shut up. See also: bench, jockey

desk jockey

n. someone who works at a desk in an office. (Patterned on disk jockey.) I couldn’t stand being a cooped-up desk jockey. See also: desk, jockey

disk jockey

and deejay and disc jockey and DJ n. a radio announcer who introduces music from phonograph records. (see also veejay.) The disk jockey couldn’t pronounce the name of the singing group. See also: disk, jockey

disc jockey

verbSee disk jockeySee also: disc, jockey

jock(e)y

n. an addictive drug. (Drugs. Because such a drug rides one like a jockey rides a horse.) That jockey rode her for years.

jockey for position, to

To maneuver or manipulate, to further one’s own interest. The verb to jockey has meant to gain an advantage through adroit maneuvering from about 1700 or so. To jockey for position was used literally (meaning to maneuver a racehorse) in the early twentieth century and was only transferred to other endeavors about 1950. The London Times had it in 1955, “Lawyers jockeying for position to appear before the right judge.” See also: jockey

lawn jockey

A derogatory term for an African-American. A traditional feature of a Southern front yard was a statue of a diminutive black man painted in the colors of horseracing silks. His hand was outstretched, as if to hitch a horse's reins (the hand often ended in a ring for just that purpose). As an expression connoting subservience in the sense of “slave” or “mascot,” “lawn jockey” deserved to be consigned to the linguistic scrap heap.See also: jockey, lawn

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noun horse-rider

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verb compete

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verb manoeuvre

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verb to direct the course of carefully

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verb to take clever or cunning steps to achieve one's goals

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noun someone employed to ride horses in horse races

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noun an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

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verb defeat someone through trickery or deceit

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verb compete (for an advantage or a position)

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verb ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

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