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

1. transitive verb. To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
2. intransitive verb. To push; to crowd; to hustle.
3. noun. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
4. noun. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

   Synonyms: jostling

5. verb. come into rough contact with while moving

   "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

   Synonyms: shove

6. verb. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

   "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"

Synonyms

jostling, shove

Common word forms

jostled, jostler, jostles, jostling, jostlement

Words from these letters

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