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JOCKEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jockey" is a kind of...):

equestrian; horseback rider; horseman (a man skilled in equitation)

Derivation:

jockey (ride a racehorse as a professional jockey)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

Example:

a disc jockey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jockey" is a kind of...):

manipulator; operator (an agent that operates some apparatus or machine)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "jockey" is one way to...):

horse-race (compete in a horse race)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

jockey (someone employed to ride horses in horse races)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonyms:

cheat; chicane; chouse; jockey; screw; shaft

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "jockey" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Compete (for an advantage or a position)

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "jockey" is one way to...):

maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre; operate (perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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