jostle

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.

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

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jostler n.

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jostle

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. to bump or push roughly: television crews filming the scene were jostled by police

2. to compete with someone: jostling for power [Old French jouster to joust]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jostle - the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) jostling 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"
Verb	1.	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" shove 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

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jostle

verb push, press, crowd, shake, squeeze, thrust, butt, elbow, bump, scramble, shove, jog, jolt, throng, hustle, joggle

Translations

jostle [ˈdʒɔsl] vt → dar empujones or empellones a

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jostle [ˈdʒɔsl] vt → bousculer, pousser

vi → jouer des coudes

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jostle [ˈdʒɔsl] vt → anrempeln

vi → drängeln

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jostle [ˈdʒɔsl] vt → spingere coi gomiti

vi → farsi spazio coi gomiti

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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 (...을) 난폭하게 떠밀다; 부딪치다 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 挤, 推撞