Jockeying - English meaning

verb

Strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Usage examples:

Universities are competing for applicants

verb

To do an activity with others and try to do better than they do

Usage examples:

Two tv stations are competing for the top spot in the state of iowa., he will compete in track this…

verb

To try to be more successful than someone or something else

Usage examples:

It's difficult to compete when there are so many similar businesses., small local supermarkets are …

verb

Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Usage examples:

She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb

To compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership

Usage examples:

The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

verb

Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.

Usage examples:

He was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates

noun

The action of jostling.

Usage examples:

The jostle of shoppers

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet.

Usage examples:

We scrambled over the damp boulders

noun

A difficult or hurried clamber up or over something.

Usage examples:

An undignified scramble over the wall

verb

To move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using the hands

Usage examples:

She scrambled to safety away from the fighting., [ + to infinitive ] fig. poultry farmers scrambled…

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

noun

A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.

Usage examples:

There was a tussle for the ball

verb

Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.

Usage examples:

The kids tussled with each other

verb

Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.

Usage examples:

The athletes were vying for a place in the british team

verb

To compete

Usage examples:

Several companies are vying for the contract to build the new hospital.