"jockey for position" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jockeys for position [present, singular, third-person], jockeying for position [participle, present], jockeyed for position [participle, past], jockeyed for position [past]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-jockey_for_position-en-verb-0Iok4Rss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-jockey_for_position-en-verb-FXKSZ9oY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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        "(figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally."
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