jostle

  • 31jostle — v 1. brush against, jog, bump; jolt, jar, shock; joggle, jiggle, jerk, shake, justle; bounce, jounce; strike against, collide, Rare. hurtle, clash, hit against, batter, run against, butt against, lunge against; attack, assault, assail, bombard;… …

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  • 32jostle — jos·tle …

    English syllables

  • 33jostle — verb 1) she was jostled by noisy students Syn: push, shove, elbow, barge 2) people jostled for the best position Syn: struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, fight …

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  • 34jostle — jos•tle [[t]ˈdʒɒs əl[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to bump against, push, or elbow roughly or rudely 2) to drive or force by pushing or shoving 3) to contend with: rivals jostling each other for advantage[/ex] 4) to exist in close contact or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35jostle — [c]/ˈdʒɒsəl / (say josuhl) verb (jostled, jostling) –verb (t) 1. to strike or push roughly or rudely against; elbow roughly; hustle. 2. to drive or force by or as by pushing or shoving. –verb (i) 3. to collide with, or strike others as in passing …

  • 36jostle —   Ho oku iku i, kuke, ho okē …

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  • 37jostle — see JOUST …

    Word origins

  • 38jostle — 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 …

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  • 39Jostled — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Jostling — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English