jostle

¹jos·tle

verb \ˈjä-səl\

jos·tledjos·tling \-s(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of JOSTLE

intransitive verb

1

a : to come in contact or into collision

b : to make one's way by pushing and shoving <jostling toward the exit>

c : to exist in close proximity

2

: to vie in gaining an objective : contend <jostled to get a glimpse of the celebrity>

transitive verb

1

a : to come in contact or into collision with

b : to force by pushing : elbow

c : to stir up : agitate <thunder jostled us awake>

d : to exist in close proximity with

2

: to vie with in attaining an objective

Examples of JOSTLE

1. Everyone in the crowd was jostling each other trying to get a better view.
2. <everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line>

Origin of JOSTLE

alteration of justle, frequentative of ¹joust

First Known Use: 1546

Related to JOSTLE

Synonyms

bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jam, ²press, muscle, push, shoulder, squeeze

Related Words

ram, shove, thrust

Rhymes with JOSTLE

dossal, fossil, tassel, throstle, warsle, wassail

²jostle

noun

Definition of JOSTLE

1

: a jostling encounter or experience

2

: the state of being crowded or jostled together

First Known Use of JOSTLE

1611

Rhymes with JOSTLE

fossil, tassel, warsle, wassail