Meaning of JOSTLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'jâsul
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- [n] the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
- [v] come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
- [v] make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
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| | Synonyms: | | jostling, shove |
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| | See Also: | | elbow, elbowing, force, make, push, shoulder in, shove, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jos"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf.
{Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.]
To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow;
to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
``Bullies jostled him.'' --Macaulay.
Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral,
which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor.
\Jos"tle\, v. i.
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb.
\Jos"tle\, n.
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together;
interference.
The jostle of South African nationalities and
civilization. --The Nation.
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