jostle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
    jostling.
  2. verb make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
    • We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform
  3. verb come into rough contact with while moving
    shove.
    • The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

WordNet

Jos"tle transitive verb
Etymology
A dim. of joust, just, v. See Joust, and cf. Justle.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jostled ; present participle & verbal noun Jostling
Definitions
  1. 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.
Jos"tle intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To push; to crowd; to hustle.
    None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb.
Jos"tle noun
Definitions
  1. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
    The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation.

Webster 1913