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jostle

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jos·tle  (jsl)
v. jos·tled, jos·tling, jos·tles
v.intr.
1. To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove: jostled against the others on the crowded platform.
2. To make one's way by pushing or elbowing: jostled through the guests to the bar.
3. To vie for an advantage or position.
4. To be in close proximity.
5. To pick or try to pick pockets.
v.tr.
1. To come into rough contact with while moving: messengers who jostle pedestrians on the sidewalk.
2. To force by pushing or elbowing: jostled my way through the mob.
3. To vie with for an advantage or position.
4. To be in close proximity with: "Books written in all languages ... jostle each other on the shelf" (Virginia Woolf).
5. To pick or try to pick the pocket of.
n.
1. A rough shove or push.
2. The condition of being crowded together.

[Middle English justilen, to have sexual relations with, frequentative of justen, to joust, from Old French juster; see joust.]

jostler n.

jostle [ˈdʒɒsəl]
vb
1. to bump or push (someone) roughly
2. to come or bring into contact
3. to force (one's way) by pushing
n
1. the act of jostling
2. a rough bump or push
[see joust]
jostlement  n
jostler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jostle - the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)jostle - the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
elbowing - jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball"
Verb1.jostle - make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
work, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
2.jostle - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
elbow - push one's way with the elbows
shoulder in - push one's way in with one's shoulders

jostle
verb
1. push, press, crowd, shake, squeeze, thrust, butt, elbow, bump, scramble, shove, jog, jolt, throng, hustle, joggle We spent an hour jostling with the crowds as we did our shopping.
2. compete, fight, struggle, contest, contend, strive, vie, be in the running, challenge the contenders who have been jostling for the top job
Translations
jostle [ˈdʒɒsl]
A. VTempujar
B. VIempujar, dar empujones
to jostle against sbdar empujones a algn
to jostle for a placeabrirse paso a empujones
C. Nempujón m

jostle [ˈdʒɒsəl]
vi (= compete) to jostle for sth [+ job, position] → jouer des coudes pour qch
to jostle for attention → jouer des coudes pour attirer l'attention
to jostle for space → jouer des coudes

jostle
vidrängeln; he jostled against meer rempelte mich an; the people jostling round the stallsdie Leute, die sich vor den Buden drängelten; they are jostling for the top jobsie streiten sich or rangeln um den Spitzenjob ? position N a
vtanrempeln, schubsen; they jostled him out of the roomsie drängten or schubsten ihn aus dem Zimmer; he was jostled along with the crowddie Menge schob ihn mit sich; to jostle one’s way throughsich durchschubsen
nGedränge nt, → Rempelei f

jostle [ˈdʒɒsl]
1. vturtare, spintonare
2. vidarsi gomitate
to jostle against sb → urtare qn
to jostle for a place → farsi largo a gomitate

jostle
v jostle [ˈdʒosl]
to push roughly We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark. stamp, verdring, bots, gedrang يَدْفَع بِخُشونَه блъскам strkat (se); narážet støde ind i rempeln σπρώχνω απότομα empujar tõukama تنه زدن؛ هل دادن töniä bousculer, (se) cogner (à) לִדחוֹף धक्का देना gurnuti lök(dös) mendorong dengan kasar hrinda, ÿta spingere 押す 난폭하게 떠밀다 stumdyti grūstīt; grūstīties berasak-asak verdringen skubbe, dytte popychać empurrar a îmbrânci, a îm­pinge толкать strkať (sa); narážať pritiskati gurnuti knuffa [], skuffa [] stöta [] ดัน it(ele)mek 擠, 推撞 штовхати(ся); тиснути(ся) ٹہوکا دینا xô đẩy ,


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Even in Broadway and Chestnut streets, Mediterranean mariners will sometimes jostle the affrighted ladies.
There was something in the small valor of it that quite finished me: these three words from her were, in a flash like the glitter of a drawn blade, the jostle of the cup that my hand, for weeks and weeks, had held high and full to the brim that now, even before speaking, I felt overflow in a deluge.
I walk through the crowded streets, men jostle me, and I seem to walk in a dead city.
 
 
 
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