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1. (v.t.) jostle
to bump against, push, or elbow roughly or rudely.
2. jostle
to drive or force by pushing or shoving.
3. jostle
to contend with:
rivals jostling each other for advantage.
4. jostle
to exist in close contact or proximity with.
5. (v.i.) jostle
to bump or brush against others, as in a crowd; push or shove.
6. jostle
to make one's way by pushing or shoving.
7. jostle
to exist in close contact or proximity.
8. jostle
to compete; contend.
9. (n.) jostle
the act of jostling; a rough bump or push.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME justilen to have sexual relations with )
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1. (verb) jostle, jostling
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
2. (verb) jostle
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
"We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
3. (verb) jostle, shove
come into rough contact with while moving
"The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
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1. (verb) jostle
to push or be pushed in a crowd
people jostling for position
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1. (noun) jostle
a conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference
2. (verb) jostle
to run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against
3. (verb) jostle
to push; to crowd; to hustle
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Sense: to push roughly
We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark.
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 Afrikaans: stamp, verdring, bots, ge |
 Arabic: يَدْفَع بِخُشونَه |
 Bulgarian: блъскам |
 Brazilian: empurrar |
 Czech: strkat (se); narážet |
 German: rempeln |
 Danish: støde ind i |
 Greek: σπρώχνω απότομα |
 Spanish: empujar |
 Estonian: tõukama |
 Farsi: تنه زدن؛ هل دادن |
 Finnish: töniä |
 French: bousculer, (se) cogner (à |
 Hebrew: לִדחוֹף |
 Hindi: धक्का देना |
 Croatian: gurnuti |
 Hungarian: lök(dös) |
 Indonesian: mendorong dengan kasar |
 Icelandic: hrinda,ÿta |
 Italian: spingere |
 Japanese: 押す |
 Korean: 난폭하게 떠밀다 |
 Lithuanian: stumdyti |
 Latvian: grūstīt; grūstīties |
 Malay: berasak-asak |
 Dutch: verdringen |
 Norwegian: skubbe, dytte |
 Polish: popychać |
 Persian: تنه زدن؛ هل دادن |
 Pashto: خوځول، ښورول، په نيغړك ټك |
 Portuguese: empurrar |
 Romanian: aîmbrânci, a împinge |
 Russian: толкать |
 Slovak: strkať (sa); narážať |
 Slovenian: pritiskati |
 Serbian: gurnuti |
 Swedish: knuffa [till], skuffa [un |
 Thai: ดัน |
 Turkish: it(ele)mek |
 Taiwanese: 擠, 推撞 |
 Ukrainian: штовхати(ся); тиснути(ся) |
 Urdu: ٹہوکا دینا |
 Vietnamese: xô đẩy |
 Chinese: 挤，推撞 |
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