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jostle
[jos-uhl]
verb (used with object)
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving.
The crowd jostled him into the subway.
to exist in close contact or proximity with.
The three families jostle each other in the small house.
to contend with.
rival gangs continually jostling each other.
to unsettle; disturb.
The thought jostled her complacency.
Slang., to pick the pocket of.
verb (used without object)
to bump or brush against someone or something, as in passing or in a crowd; push or shove (often followed by with, for, oragainst ).
He jostled for position.
to exist in close contact or proximity with someone or something.
to compete; contend.
Slang., to pick pockets.
noun
a shock, push, bump, or brush against someone or something.
jostle
/ ˈdʒɒsəl /
verb
to bump or push (someone) roughly
to come or bring into contact
to force (one's way) by pushing
noun
the act of jostling
a rough bump or push
Other Word Forms
- jostlement noun
- jostler noun
- unjostled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jostle1
Example Sentences
The meeting is a fraught and delicate diplomatic process as countries jostle to protect their national interests, while also attempting to address the issue of climate change.
The girls did not rise up and jostle themselves into a happy, wriggling line to get their breakfasts, as Penelope remembered.
Now it lay in her lap, jostled back and forth with every lurch of the train.
They don’t jostle with airport crowds or idle unnecessarily in traffic.
Today, the creators of the Phoenix plan know that its fate is out of their hands, as competing interests, in the Middle East and beyond, jostle for control of Gaza's future.
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