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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOS'TLE, v.t. jos'l. To run against; to push.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: jostle, jostling] v
1: make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
2: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (jostled; jostling) Etymology: alteration of justle, frequentative of ¹joust Date: 1546 intransitive verb 1. a. to come in contact or into collision b. to make one's way by pushing and shoving <jostling toward the exit> c. to exist in close proximity 2. to vie in gaining an objective ; contend <jostled to get a glimpse of the celebrity> transitive verb 1. a. to come in contact or into collision with b. to force by pushing ; elbow c. to stir up ; agitate <thunder jostled us awake> d. to exist in close proximity with 2. to vie with in attaining an objective II. noun Date: 1611 1. a jostling encounter or experience 2. the state of being crowded or jostled together

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. push against; elbow. 2 tr. (often foll. by away, from, etc.) push (a person) abruptly or roughly. 3 intr. (foll. by against) knock or push, esp. in a crowd. 4 intr. (foll. by with) struggle; have a rough exchange. --n. 1 the act or an instance of jostling. 2 a collision. Etymology: ME: earlier justle f. JOUST + -LE(4)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jostle Jos"tle, v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jostle Jos"tle, n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. --The Nation.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jostles, jostling, jostled) 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. You get 2,000 people jostling each other and bumping into furniture... We spent an hour jostling with the crowds as we did our shopping... She was cheered and clapped by tourists who jostled to see her. VERB: V n, V prep/adv, V to-inf, also V way adv/prep, V n prep/adv 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. ...the contenders who have been jostling for the top job... = compete VERB: V for n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. [Written also Justle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against. 2. Shake (by hitting), joggle.

Moby Thesaurus

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