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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing);
[syn: jostle, jostling]


VERB (2)

1. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving;
- Example: "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"

2. come into rough contact with while moving;
- Example: "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
[syn: jostle, shove]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jostle \Jos"tle\, v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. [1913 Webster] None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jostle 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]