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jostle

/ jostle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
Type of:
shove
Kinds of:
elbowing
Derived:
shove
verb Sense 2
come into rough contact with while moving
"The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
Type of:
push force
Kinds of:
elbow shoulder in
Derived:
shove pusher shover jostling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
make one''s way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
"We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
Type of:
make work
Derived:
jostling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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