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Definitions for: Jostle
[n] the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
[v] come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
[v] make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Jos"tle, v. i.
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb.
Jos"tle, n.
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together;
interference.
The jostle of South African nationalities and
civilization. --The Nation.
Synonyms: jostling, shove
See Also: elbow, elbowing, force, make, push, shoulder in, shove, work
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