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jockeys for position

jockeys for position is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 jockeys for position

What is jockeys for position the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jockeys for position is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jockey for position.

Words near jockeys for position in the dictionary

  1. jockeyings
  2. jockeyism
  3. jockeyisms
  4. jockeylike
  5. jockeys
  6. jockeys for position
  7. jockeyship
  8. jockeyships
  9. jockies
  10. jocking
  11. jocking off

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