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Definition of Justle
1. v. i. To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
2. v. t. To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.
3. n. An encounter or shock; a jostle.
Definition of Justle
1. Verb. To jostle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Justle
1. to jostle [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: jostle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Justle
Literary usage of Justle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... and hunt in tracks of snow: The surly commons shall respect deny, And justle
peerage out with property. Their gen'ral either shall his trust betray, ..."
2. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1919)
"... justle, v. clash, bump, jostle, collide. justly, adv. honestly, fairly,
equitably, impartially. justness, n. justice, fairness, equity, impartiality, ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"justle ; see Jostle. Keel (i), the bottom of a ship. (Scand.) Icel. kjb'lr, Dan.
ki'ol, Swed. köl, the keel of a ship (whence G. Du. kiel, a keel). ..."
4. Over the Teacups by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1891)
"Was Nahum thinking of our far-off time when he wrote, " The chariots shall rage
in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: ..."
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