jockey

  • 31jockey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ champion, leading, top ▪ winning ▪ apprentice ▪ amateur (esp. BrE) ▪ …

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  • 32jockey — jock|ey1 [ dʒaki ] noun count * 1. ) someone whose job is to ride horses in races 2. ) INFORMAL someone whose work involves the use of a particular object or machine: The screech of modems is pure joy for these computer jockeys. => DISC JOCKEY …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33jockey — 1 noun (C) someone who rides horses in races 2 verb 1 jockey for position to try to get into the best position or situation: businessmen jockeying for position at the bar 2 (T) to gradually persuade someone to do something: jockey sb into doing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34jockey — [ˈdʒɒki] noun [C] I someone whose job is to ride horses in races • See: disc jockey II verb jockey [ˈdʒɒki] jockey for position to try to get into the best situation possible when you are competing for something[/ex] …

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  • 35jockey — disc jockey → disyóquey. jockey → yóquey …

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  • 36jockey — {{#}}{{LM J22943}}{{〓}} {{SynJ23510}} {{[}}jockey{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{◆}}(pl. jockeys){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.com.{{》}} → {{↑}}yóquey{{↓}}. {{★}}{{\}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{/}} [yókei]. {{★}}{{\}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{/}} Por ser un extranjerismo debe escribirse con… …

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  • 37Jockey — žokėjus statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Profesionalus žirgų lenktynių jojikas. atitikmenys: angl. jockey vok. Jockei, m; Jockey, m rus. жокей …

    Sporto terminų žodynas

  • 38jockey — žokėjus statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Profesionalus žirgų lenktynių jojikas. atitikmenys: angl. jockey vok. Jockei, m; Jockey, m rus. жокей …

    Sporto terminų žodynas

  • 39jockey — n. & v. n. (pl. eys) v. ( eys, eyed) 1 tr. a trick or cheat (a person). b outwit. 2 tr. (foll. by away, out, in, etc.) draw (a person) by trickery. 3 intr. cheat. Phrases and idioms: jockey cap a cap with a long peak, as worn by jockeys. jockey… …

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  • 40jockey — jockeylike, jockeyish, adj. jockeyship, n. /jok ee/, n., pl. jockeys, v., jockeyed, jockeying. n. 1. a person who rides horses professionally in races. 2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an… …

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