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Definition of Jostle
1. Verb. Make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving. "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
2. Noun. The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing).
3. Verb. Come into rough contact with while moving. "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
Generic synonyms: Force, Push
Specialized synonyms: Elbow, Shoulder In
Derivative terms: Jostling, Shove, Shover
Definition of Jostle
1. v. t. To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
2. v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle.
3. n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
Definition of Jostle
1. Verb. (ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something. ¹
5. Verb. (dated slang) To pick or attempt to pick pockets. ¹
6. Noun. An experience in which jostling occurs. ¹
7. Noun. Being crowded or in a condition of jostling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jostle
1. to bump or push roughly [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]
Medical Definition of Jostle
1. 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." "Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other." (I. Taylor) Origin: A dim. Of joust, just, v. See Joust, and cf. Justle Alternative forms: justle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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