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- Dictionaryjostle/ˈdʒɒsl/
verb
- 1. push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd: "he was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates" Similar
noun
- 1. the action of jostling: "the jostle of shoppers"
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JOSTLE definition: 1. to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you…. Learn more.
1. a. : to come in contact or into collision. a jostling crowd. b. : to make one's way by pushing and shoving. people jostling toward the exit. c. : to exist in close proximity. 2. : to vie in gaining an objective : contend. tribes began to jostle with one another for room Daniel Defoe. transitive verb. 1. a.
Jostle definition: to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.. See examples of JOSTLE used in a sentence.
If people jostle you, they bump against you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you.
1. To come into rough contact with while moving: messengers who jostle pedestrians on the sidewalk. 2. To force by pushing or elbowing: jostled my way through the mob. 3. To vie with for an advantage or position: jostled a major shareholder for control of the business. 4. To shake or agitate: jostled the bag of food, and the dog came running. n.
JOSTLE meaning: 1. to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'jostle' 1. If people jostle you, they bump against you or push you in a way that annoys you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you. [...] 2. If people or things are jostling for something such as attention or a reward, they are competing with other people or things in order to get it. [...] More.
Definition of jostle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of Jostle. Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from jousten + -tle; from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”). From Wiktionary. Middle English justilen to have sexual relations with frequentative of justen to joust from Old French juster joust.
JOSTLE definition: to push other people in order to get somewhere in a crowd. Learn more.
