Jostle Definition

jŏsəl
jostled, jostles, jostling
verb
jostled, jostles, jostling
To bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly.
Webster's New World
To push (one's way) by shoving or bumping.
Webster's New World
To vie for an advantage or position.
Jostled with several others for the job.
American Heritage
To come or bring into close contact.
Webster's New World
To contend (with someone for something)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
jostles
The act of jostling; rough bump or shove.
Webster's New World
An experience in which jostling occurs.
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Other Word Forms of Jostle

Noun

Singular:
jostle
Plural:
jostles

Origin of Jostle

  • Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from jousten + -tle; from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English justilen to have sexual relations with frequentative of justen to joust from Old French juster joust

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jostle Sentence Examples

  • Solar systems do not jostle each other in space.

  • In 1732 their leaders were the brothers Erskine, one of whom, Ebenezer, preached a sermon accusing professed Presbyterians as guilty of " an attempt to jostle Christ out of his church."

  • Especially in winter and early spring crowds of European and American tourists, Russian pilgrims and Bokharan devotees jostle one another in the streets in picturesque incongruity.

  • Deidre let the group jostle her down a small hallway that emptied out into an alley behind the row of buildings.

  • As other wannabes jostle to express their devastation to the cameras they start to realize that everyone wants to cash in on the tragedy.

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Words Starting With

JJOJOS

Words Ending With

ELETLE

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Words Starting With J and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With J6 Letter Words Ending With E