Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jostle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral,
which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jostle \Jos"tle\, v. i.
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
None jostle with him for the wall. --Lamb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jostle \Jos"tle\, n.
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together;
interference.
The jostle of South African nationalities and
civilization. --The Nation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jostle
n : the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: {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: {shove}]
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