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jockey for position

jockey for position verb: to try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race.

Verb

jockey for position (third-person singular simple present jockeys for position, present participle jockeying for position, simple past and past participle jockeyed for position)

  1. To try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race.
  2. (figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally.

Forms of jockey for position

third-person singular presentjockeys for position
present participlejockeying for position
past participlejockeyed for position
pastjockeyed for position

Questions about jockey for position

What does jockey for position mean?
Jockey for position means to try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race.
What part of speech is jockey for position?
Jockey for position is a verb.
What is the past tense of jockey for position?
The past tense of jockey for position is jockeyed for position.

Words near jockey for position in the dictionary

  1. jockettes
  2. jockey
  3. jockey box
  4. jockey boxes
  5. jockey briefs
  6. jockey for position
  7. jockey pants
  8. jockey pump
  9. jockey pumps
  10. jockey shorts
  11. jockey squat

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