Thesaurus: jostle

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1. v. t. To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
2. v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle.
3. n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
4. n. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
5. v. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
6. v. come into rough contact with while moving
7. 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. To push; to crowd; to hustle. None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation.
8. To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; tohustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. "Bullies jostledhim." Macaulay.Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which areperpetually jostling each other. I. Taylor.
9. n:4/v:96 n. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) v. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving v. come into rough contact with while moving