Dictionary Entry
jostle
jostle is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
- 2intransitive verb
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
- 3noun
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
- 4noun
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
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- 5verb
come into rough contact with while moving
"The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
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- 6verb
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
"We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
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