Jockey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sports One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.
  • n. Slang One who operates a specified vehicle, machine, or device: a bus jockey; a computer jockey.
  • v. Sports To ride (a horse) as jockey.
  • v. To direct or maneuver by cleverness or skill: jockeyed the car into a tight space.
  • v. To trick; cheat.
  • verb-intransitive. Sports To ride a horse in a race.
  • verb-intransitive. To maneuver for a certain position or advantage: jockeying for a promotion.
  • verb-intransitive. To employ trickery.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who rides racehorses competitively.
  • n. That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
  • n. An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
  • v. To ride (a horse) in a race.
  • v. To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
  • v. To cheat or trick.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A professional rider of horses in races.
  • n. A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
  • n. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
  • v. “ To jostle by riding against one.”
  • v. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade.
  • v. To maneuver; to move in an intricate manner so as to avoid obstacles.
  • verb-intransitive. To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
  • verb-intransitive. To maneuver oneself aggressivley or skillfully so as to achieve an advantage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. [capitalized] A Northern English and Scotch diminutive of Jock, Jack; specifically, a Scotchman.
  • n. A strolling minstrel.
  • n. A groom; a rider or driver of horses; specifically, a man or boy employed to ride horses in races.
  • n. A dealer in horses; especially, a horse-dealer who is given to cheating; a tricky horse-trader: more commonly called a horse-jockey.
  • n. A cheat; one who deceives or takes undue advantage in trade: from the reputation of horse-traders for trickery.
  • n. In coal-mining, a self-acting apparatus carried on the front tub of a set for releasing it from the hauling-rope at a certain point.
  • n. In mech., same as jockey-wheel.
  • n. A thin walking-stick.
  • To play the jockey to; trick; deceive in trade; hinder or defeat by trickery.
  • To jostle against in racing.
  • To act in the manner of a jockey; seek unfair advantage in a race, in dealing, etc.
  • n. Same as jockey-weight.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • v. ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
  • v. compete (for an advantage or a position)
  • n. an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
  • n. someone employed to ride horses in horse races
  • Verb Form
    jockeyed    jockeying    jockeyism    jockeys   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vanquish    shell    beat    beat out    trounce    crush    horse race    manoeuver    operate    manoeuvre   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    jock    disc jockey   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cheat    trick    maneuver    horseman    manage   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Araki    Hamasaki    Ibaraki    Iwaki    Kawasaki    Miyazaki    Nagasaki    Okazaki    Rocky    Saki   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boxer    swimmer    groom    wrestler    designer    technician