jostle

  • 21jostle — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22jostle — 1. verb /ˈdʒɒs.əl,ˈdʒɑ.səl/ a) To bump into or brush against while in motion. b) To move through by pushing and shoving. 2. noun /ˈdʒɒs.əl,ˈdʒɑ.səl/ a) An experience in which jostling occurs …

    Wiktionary

  • 23jostle — Synonyms and related words: agree to disagree, assault, battle, be at cross purposes, be at variance, bear, bear upon, bearing, bob, bobble, boost, bounce, box, brawl, break, break off, broil, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24Jostle — annoying person; dickhead …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 25jostle — Australian Slang annoying person; dickhead …

    English dialects glossary

  • 26jostle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. push, bump; elbow, shoulder; collide with. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. nudge, elbow, shoulder; see press 1 , push 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bump, push, elbow, shove, nudge,&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27jostle — see JOUST …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 28jostle — jos·tle || dÊ’É‘sl / dÊ’É’sl n. act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29jostle — v. a. [Written also Justle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against. 2. Shake (by hitting), joggle …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 30jostle — verb (I, T) to push or knock against someone in a crowd, especially so that you can get somewhere or do something before other people: The couple were shoved and jostled by reporters as they left the courtroom …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English