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jostle for something — ˈjostle for sth derived to compete strongly and with force with other people for sth • People in the crowd were jostling for the best positions. Main entry: ↑jostlederived … Useful english dictionary
jostle for — struggle or compete forcefully for. → jostle … English new terms dictionary
jostle — ► VERB 1) push or bump against roughly. 2) (jostle for) struggle or compete forcefully for. ► NOUN ▪ the action of jostling. ORIGIN from JOUST(Cf. ↑jouster) … English terms dictionary
jostle — v. 1) (d; intr.) to jostle for (to jostle for position) 2) (d; intr.) to jostle with (the children were jostling with each other) * * * [ dʒɒs(ə)l] (d; intr.) to jostle with (the children were jostleling with each other) (d; intr.) to jostle for… … Combinatory dictionary
jostle — jos|tle [ˈdʒɔsəl US ˈdʒa: ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: joust; JOUSTING] 1.) [I and T] to push or knock against someone in a crowd, especially so that you can get somewhere or do something before other people jostle for ▪ Followers of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jostle — verb push or bump against roughly. ↘(jostle for) struggle or compete forcefully for. noun the action of jostling. Origin ME justle, from just, an earlier form of joust … English new terms dictionary
Jostle — Jos tle, v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. [1913 Webster] None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jostle — (v.) 1540s, justle, to knock against, formed from jousten (see JOUST (Cf. joust)) + frequentative suffix tle. The usual spelling 17c. 18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was to have sex with (c.1400). Meaning to contend for the best… … Etymology dictionary
jostle — [jäs′əl] vt., vi. jostled, jostling [earlier justle, freq. < ME justen: see JOUST] 1. to bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly 2. to push (one s way) by shoving or bumping 3. to come or bring into close contact 4. to contend… … English World dictionary
jostle — UK [ˈdʒɒs(ə)l] / US [ˈdʒɑs(ə)l] verb Word forms jostle : present tense I/you/we/they jostle he/she/it jostles present participle jostling past tense jostled past participle jostled 1) [intransitive] to compete for something two candidates… … English dictionary
