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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing);
[syn: jostle, jostling]


VERB (2)

1. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving;
- Example: "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"

2. come into rough contact with while moving;
- Example: "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
[syn: jostle, shove]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 crowding; to crowd against. "Bullies jostled him." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jostle n 1: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: jostle, jostling] v 1: make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform" 2: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

146 Moby Thesaurus words for "jostle": agree to disagree, assault, battle, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, bear, bear upon, bearing, bob, bobble, boost, bounce, box, brawl, break, break off, broil, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, chatter, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, conflict, contend, contest, contradict, counter, cram, crowd, cut and thrust, didder, differ, differ in opinion, dig, disaccord, disagree, dissent, dither, drive, duel, elbow, exchange blows, falter, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, force, give and take, give satisfaction, goad, grapple, grapple with, grate, grimace, have an ague, head, hit a clinker, hold opposite views, hurtle, hustle, jab, jactitate, jam, jangle, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jounce, joust, jump, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another, mix it up, negate, not get along, nudge, object, pile drive, poke, press, pressure, prod, pull different ways, punch, push, quake, quarrel, quaver, quiver, ram, ram down, rassle, rattle, rictus, riot, run, run a tilt, run against, scramble, scuffle, shake, shiver, shock, shoulder, shove, shudder, skirmish, spar, stress, strive, struggle, tamp, thrust, thrust and parry, tic, tilt, tourney, tremble, tremor, tussle, twitch, twitter, unstring, untune, vary, vibrate, wage war, war, wobble, wrestle