Word of the Day 05/23/19 Jockey
Jockey (noun, verb)
jockey [ jok-ee ]
noun, plural jock·eys.
1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.
verb (used with object), jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
3. to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
4. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
5. to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering: The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
6. to trick or cheat: The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
7. to manipulate cleverly or trickily: He jockeyed himself into office.
verb (used without object), jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
8. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
9. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
RELATED WORDS
handle, navigate, ride, move, direct, negotiate, twist, turn, position, guide, steer, pilot
RELATED FORMS
jock·ey·like, jock·ey·ish, adjective
jock·ey·ship, noun
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Origin: 1520–30; special use of Jock + -ey
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jockey [ jok-ee ]
noun, plural jock·eys.
1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.
verb (used with object), jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
3. to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
4. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
5. to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering: The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
6. to trick or cheat: The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
7. to manipulate cleverly or trickily: He jockeyed himself into office.
verb (used without object), jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
8. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
9. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
RELATED WORDS
handle, navigate, ride, move, direct, negotiate, twist, turn, position, guide, steer, pilot
RELATED FORMS
jock·ey·like, jock·ey·ish, adjective
jock·ey·ship, noun
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1520–30; special use of Jock + -ey
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.