Jockey

Jock·ey  (jk)

A trademark used for underwear, especially men's briefs.

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jock·ey  (jk)

n. pl. jock·eys

1. Sports One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.

2. Slang One who operates a specified vehicle, machine, or device: a bus jockey; a computer 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.

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[Diminutive of Scots Jock, variant of Jack; see jack.]

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jockey [ˈdʒɒkɪ]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire

vb

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing)

a.  (tr) to ride (a horse) in a race

b.  (intr) to ride as a jockey

2. (intr; 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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jockey - someone employed to ride horses in horse races equestrian, 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 deceit chicane, chouse, cheat, shaft, screw beat, 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 jockey horse-race - compete in a horse race

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jockey

noun

horse-rider, rider, equestrian It's a big day for Britain's former top jockey.

verb

1. 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.

Translations

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

C. VI to jockey for position (fig) → maniobrar para conseguir una posición

D. CPD Jockey Shorts® NPL → calzoncillos mpl de jockey

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jockey [ˈdʒɒki]

n → jockey m

vi
to jockey for position → manœuvrer pour être bien placé
jockey box n (US) → boîte f à gants, vide-poche m
jockey shorts® npl → caleçon m

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jockey

n → Jockey m, → Jockei m, → Rennreiter(in) m(f)

vi to jockey for position (lit) → sich in eine gute Position zu drängeln versuchen, sich gut platzieren wollen; (fig) → rangeln; they were all jockeying for office in the new government → sie rangelten alle um ein Amt in der neuen Regierung

vt (= force by crafty manoeuvres) to jockey somebody into doing something → jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun; he felt he had been jockeyed into it → er hatte das Gefühl, dass man ihn da reinbugsiert hatte (inf)

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jockey [ˈdʒɒkɪ]

1. n → fantino

2. vi to jockey for position (fig) → manovrare per mettersi in una posizione vantaggiosa

3. vt to jockey sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc (con manovre)

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jockey [ˈdʒɒkɪ]

1. n → fantino

2. vi to jockey for position (fig) → manovrare per mettersi in una posizione vantaggiosa

3. vt to jockey sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc (con manovre)

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jockey

n jockey [ˈdʒoki]

a person employed to ride horses in races. jokkie, reisiesjaer, ruiter فارِس سِباق жокей žokej jockey der Jockei αναβάτης jockey džoki سوارکار kilparatsastaja jockey רוֹכֵב בְּמֵרוּצֵי סוּסִים घुड़दौड़ का पेशेवर घुड़सवार džokej zsoké joki knapi fantino 騎手 기수 žokėjus žokejs joki kuda jockey jockey dżokej jockey jocheu жокей džokej džokej džokej jockey นักขี่ม้าแข่งอาชีพ cokey 賽馬騎師賽馬手 жокей پیشہ ور گھڑسوار nài ngựa đua 赛马手

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Jockey → جوكى 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