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jockeying for position

jockeying for position is the present participle and gerund of jockey for position.

Meaning of jockey for position

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.

Questions about jockeying for position

What is jockeying for position the present participle and gerund of?
Jockeying for position is the present participle and gerund of jockey for position.

Words near jockeying for position in the dictionary

  1. jockey's cap
  2. jockeydom
  3. jockeyed
  4. jockeyed for position
  5. jockeying
  6. jockeying for position
  7. jockeyings
  8. jockeyism
  9. jockeyisms
  10. jockeylike
  11. jockeys

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