Jostle
['dʒɒs(ə)l] or ['dʒɑsl]
Definition
(noun.) the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing).
(verb.) come into rough contact with while moving; 'The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train'.
(verb.) make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; 'We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform'.
Checker: Lowell--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
(v. i.) To push; to crowd; to hustle.
(n.) A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
Checked by Casey
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [Written also Justle.] [1]. Collide, strike against, hit against.[2]. Shake (by hitting), joggle.
Inputed by Elsa
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Hustle, push, thrust, jog, jolt, incommode
ANT:Clear, lead, extricate, convoy, escort, precede, pilot, attend
Checker: Vernon
Definition
v.t. to joust or strike against: to drive against.
Typist: Shelley
Examples
- Mrs. Chadband, more than ready, so advances as to jostle her husband into the background and confronts Mr. Bucket with a hard, frowning smile. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He is down upon the pavement; and the crowd eagerly gather round him: each new comer, jostling and struggling with the others to catch a glimpse. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- There was no frantic crowding and jostling, no shouting and swearing, and no swaggering intrusion of services by rowdy hackmen. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is true, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with an affectation of humility the very opposite of his, and therefore in no danger of jostling it. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There must be no jostling or crowding. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They jostled, browbeat, and threatened one another, but they did not come to actual hostilities. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He staggered back and jostled his two companions just as they were both rushing at me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There the crowd jostled and fought to get a slash or thrust at a victim. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Roberta