Main Entry: ²jockey

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): jock·eyed; jock·ey·ing

Date: 1708

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