jostle

Meaning

Verb

1. To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
2. To move through by pushing and shoving.
3. To be close to or in physical contact with.
4. To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
5. (slang) To pick or attempt to pick pockets.

Noun

1. The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
2. The action of a jostling crowd.

Synonyms

push

shove

elbow

hustle

crowd

bump

nudge

thrust

knock

poke

shoulder

press

jostling

jog

jolt

crowd together

hunch

clamour

become crowded

impulsion

jerk

kick

manhandle

mess

mob

obtrude

pester

propel

propulsion

push forward

push out

push through

ram

🐏

ruffle up

sideswipe

spur

squeeze

struggle

supplant

throng

thump

tousle

trample

troop

actuation

push against

thrust out

shove and push

struggle with one another

abuse

motivation

press into

force back

bang

boost

bump into

butt

clash

cluster

collision

💥

crowd out

crush

disarray

dishevel

drive

flounder about

force

furtherance

haggle

impetus

impulse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/

Etymology

Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”), equivalent to joust + -le.