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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Jostle

/jäs'-əl/ · Jos·tle · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɑ.səl/
01 v. t. To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
imp. & p. p. Jostled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jostling
  1. 1.
    To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
    “Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other.” — I. Taylor.
02 v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle.
  1. 1.
    To push; to crowd; to hustle.
    “None jostle with him for the wall.” — Lamb.
03 n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
  1. 1.
    A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
    “The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization.” — The Nation.