'Jostle' definitions:

Definition of 'jostle'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: jostle, jostling]
verb
Make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
verb
Come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove]

Definition of 'Jostle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jostle \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jostle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jostle \Jos"tle\, v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. [1913 Webster]
  • None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jostle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jostle \Jos"tle\, n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. [1913 Webster]
  • The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. --The Nation. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'jostle'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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