n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: jock · eyed ; jock · ey · ing
Date: 1708
transitive verb
1 : to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with
2 a : to ride or drive (a horse) as a jockey b : DRIVE , OPERATE
3 a : to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means <was jockey ed out of the job> b : to change the position of by a series of movements < jockey a truck into position>
intransitive verb
1 : to act as a jockey
2 : to maneuver for advantage ― often used in the phrase jockey for position