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
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jostle — ► VERB 1) push or bump against roughly. 2) (jostle for) struggle or compete forcefully for. ► NOUN ▪ the action of jostling. ORIGIN from JOUST(Cf. ↑jouster) … English terms 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jostle — (v.) 1540s, justle, to knock against, formed from jousten (see JOUST (Cf. joust)) + frequentative suffix tle. The usual spelling 17c. 18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was to have sex with (c.1400). Meaning to contend for the best… … Etymology dictionary
jostle — [v] bump, shake bang into, bulldoze*, bump heads*, butt*, crash, crowd, elbow, hustle, jab, jog, joggle, jolt, nudge, press, push, push around, push aside, rough and tumble*, scramble, shoulder, shove, squeeze, thrust; concepts 152,189,208 … New thesaurus
jostle — [jäs′əl] vt., vi. jostled, jostling [earlier justle, freq. < ME justen: see JOUST] 1. to bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly 2. to push (one s way) by shoving or bumping 3. to come or bring into close contact 4. to contend… … English World dictionary
jostle — v. 1) (d; intr.) to jostle for (to jostle for position) 2) (d; intr.) to jostle with (the children were jostling with each other) * * * [ dʒɒs(ə)l] (d; intr.) to jostle with (the children were jostleling with each other) (d; intr.) to jostle for… … Combinatory dictionary
jostle — UK [ˈdʒɒs(ə)l] / US [ˈdʒɑs(ə)l] verb Word forms jostle : present tense I/you/we/they jostle he/she/it jostles present participle jostling past tense jostled past participle jostled 1) [intransitive] to compete for something two candidates… … English dictionary
jostle — jostlement, n. jostler, n. /jos euhl/, v., jostled, jostling, n. v.t. 1. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely. 2. to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving: The crowd jostled him into the subway. 3. to exist … Universalium
