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Dictionary: jock1   (jŏk) pronunciation
n.
  1. Sports. A jockey.
  2. A disc jockey.

[Short for JOCKEY.]


jock2 (jŏk) pronunciation
n.
  1. An athletic supporter.
  2. Sports. An athlete, especially in college.
  3. Slang. One characterized by excessive concern for machismo.

[Short for JOCKSTRAP.]


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Hacker Slang: jock
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1. A programmer who is characterized by large and somewhat brute-force programs. See brute force.

2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. The compounds compiler jock and systems jock seem to be the best-established examples.


WordNet: jock
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person trained to compete in sports
  Synonym: athlete

Meaning #2: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
  Synonyms: athletic supporter, suspensor, jockstrap


Translations: Jock
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - DJ, disc jockey, entusiast

2.
n. - skridtbind

3.
n. - jagerpilot

Nederlands (Dutch)
(scheldwoord) Schot, jockey, diskjockey, atleet (op Amerikaanse college)

Français (French)
1.
n. - disc-jockey, fan, enthousiaste

2.
n. - (Sport) slip de sport, (Méd) suspensoir, (US) sportif

3.
n. - pilote ou astronaute

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Diskjockey, Enthusiast, Fan

2.
n. - Sportsuspensorium

3.
n. - Pilot, Astronaut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τζόκεϊ, σπασουάρ, μαντραχαλάς

Italiano (Italian)
fantino, corridore, atleta, disc-jockey

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atleta (m) (f) (Desp.), machista (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
жокей, диск-жокей, суспензорий

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - disc jockey, deportista, pinchadiscos, fanático, hincha

2.
n. - suspensor, suspensorio

3.
n. - piloto, astronauta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skotte

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 赛马的骑师

2. 运动员

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 運動員

2.
n. - 賽馬的騎師

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 디스크 쟈키, 열광주의자

2.
n. - 남성용 국부 서포터, 남자 운동 선수

3.
n. - 조종사, 우주 비행사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競馬の騎手, 男子名, サポーター, 運動選手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نكته, مزحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רווץ (רוכב על סוסי-מרוץ), תקליטן (מציג מוסיקה מוקלטת)‬
n. - ‮מגן אשכים, ספורטאי (בקולג'), גבר מוצק ומחוספס‬
n. - ‮טייס, טייס-חלל‬


 
 
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