Definition of jostle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to come in contact or into collision
a jostling crowd
b
: to make one's way by pushing and shoving
people jostling toward the exit
c
: to exist in close proximity
2
: to vie in gaining an objective : contend
tribes began to jostle with one another for room— Daniel Defoe
1a
: to come in contact or into collision with
being jostled by the crowd
b
: to force by pushing : elbow
jostled his way through the crowd
c
: to stir up : agitate
thunder jostled us awake
d
: to exist in close proximity with
Europe, where a number of languages jostle each other— D. G. Mandelbaum
2
: to vie with in attaining an objective
an enormous industry in which a great many companies and interests jostle each other fiercely — Washington Post
jostle
nounDefinition of jostle (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the experience of being pushed or jostled (see jostle entry 1)
might glide through … life among them without a jostle— Thomas Jefferson
2
: the state of being crowded or pushed together : the state of being jostled
the state fair is deliberately about the crowds and jostle, the noise and overload of sight and event— David Foster Wallace
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The first known use of jostle was in 1546
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