jostle

[ jos-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒɒs əl /

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verb (used with object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.

to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving: The crowd jostled him into the subway.

to exist in close contact or proximity with: The three families jostle each other in the small house.

to contend with: rival gangs continually jostling each other.

to unsettle; disturb: The thought jostled her complacency.

Slang. to pick the pocket of.

verb (used without object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

to bump or brush against someone or something, as in passing or in a crowd; push or shove (often followed by with, for, or against): He jostled for position.

to exist in close contact or proximity with someone or something.

to compete; contend.

Slang. to pick pockets.

noun

a shock, push, bump, or brush against someone or something.

Also justle.

Origin of jostle

1350–1400; variant (in Middle English, variant spelling) of justle, equivalent to just(en) to joust + -le

OTHER WORDS FROM jostle

jos·tle·ment, noun jos·tler, noun un·jos·tled, adjective

Words nearby jostle

josquin des prés, joss, joss house, joss stick, josser, jostle, josue, jot, jota, jotter, jotting

Example sentences from the Web for jostle

Outside of the U.S. embassy, thousands of Americans and Haitians jostle daily for a ticket off the island.

Desperate to Escape Haiti |Joshua Robinson |February 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The balloon made little progress, and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden.

Five Weeks in a Balloon |Jules Verne
Saturn and Venus are as like to jostle as we upon our travels.

Olla Podrida |Frederick Marryat
Have they no business to pursue, no office-stool to sit upon, no typewriting machines to jostle?

American Sketches |Charles Whibley

Another, thirsting for the repose of the country, has to jostle daily through Cheapside.

The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2) |Eliza Lynn Linton
The islanders began to jostle their guests, to pilfer, and at last they seized upon the oars.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for jostle

jostle

/ (ˈdʒɒsəl) /

verb

to bump or push (someone) roughly

to come or bring into contact

to force (one's way) by pushing

noun

the act of jostling

a rough bump or push

Derived forms of jostle

jostlement, noun jostler, noun

Word Origin for jostle

C14: see joust

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jostle

verb (used with object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

verb (used without object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for jostle

British Dictionary definitions for jostle

verb

noun

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

jostle

verb (used with object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

verb (used without object), jos·tled, jos·tling.

noun

Origin of jostle

OTHER WORDS FROM jostle

Words nearby jostle

Words related to jostle

Example sentences from the Web for jostle

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