jockey

²jockey

verb

jock·eyedjock·ey·ing

Definition of JOCKEY

transitive verb

1

: to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with

2

a : to ride or drive (a horse) as a jockey b : drive, operate

3

a : to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means <was jockeyed out of the job> b : to change the position of by a series of movements <jockey a truck into position>

intransitive verb

1

: to act as a jockey

2

: to maneuver for advantage —often used in the phrase jockey for position

Examples of JOCKEY

1. There was a lot of political jockeying at the fund-raiser.
2. The driver carefully jockeyed the truck into a narrow space in the crowded parking lot.

First Known Use of JOCKEY

1708

Rhymes with JOCKEY

rocky