Maneuver vs Jockey - What's the difference?
maneuver | jockey |
(en noun) (American spelling)
A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
(often, in the plural) A large training field-exercise of military troops.
An adroit or cunning action; a stratagem.
To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
(figurative) To guide, steer, manage purposefully
(figurative) To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
:: ''The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts
One who rides racehorses competitively.
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
(dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
(dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
(Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
To ride (a horse) in a race.
To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
To cheat or trick.
As nouns the difference between maneuver and jockey
is that maneuver is a movement, often one performed with difficulty while jockey is one who rides racehorses competitively.As verbs the difference between maneuver and jockey
is that maneuver is to move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position while jockey is to ride (a horse) in a race.maneuver
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Alternative forms
* manoeuvre (Commonwealth) * maneuvre, manoeuver (nonstandard) *Noun
- Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver .
- The army was on maneuvers .
- Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics.
Verb
(en-verb) (American spelling)jockey
English
(wikipedia jockey)Noun
(en noun)- (Macaulay)
