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jos·tle
jostle
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- pronunciation:
- ja
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
jostles, jostling, jostled |
definition 1: |
to push, crowd, or bump against, esp. on purpose; collide with.
People jostled each other in the crowded bus.That guy must have stolen my wallet when he jostled me on the platform.- synonyms:
- bump, collide, crowd, push
- similar words:
- elbow, jar, jog, jolt, shoulder, shove
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definition 2: |
to compete vigorously with.
They've been jostling each other since high school.- synonyms:
- contest, rival
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definition 3: |
to be crowded closely together with (each other).
- synonyms:
- crowd, throng
- similar words:
- herd
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related words: |
bull, bump, push, throng |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to push, crowd, or bump against a person or object; collide.
- synonyms:
- bump, push
- similar words:
- crowd, elbow, hustle, shoulder, shove
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definition 2: |
to compete vigorously.
- synonyms:
- compete, contend, contest, vie
- similar words:
- crowd, strive
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related words: |
bump, hustle, knock |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the action or an instance of jostling; bump.
- synonyms:
- bump, push
- similar words:
- collision, jar, jog, jolt, shove
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definition 2: |
the condition of being crowded.
the jostle of the streets- similar words:
- bustle, hustle
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related words: |
push |
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derivation: |
jostler (n.) |
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