jostled — jos·tle || dÊ’É‘sl / dÊ’É’sl n. act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together … English contemporary dictionary
jostle — I. verb (jostled; jostling) Etymology: alteration of justle, frequentative of 1joust Date: 1546 intransitive verb 1. a. to come in contact or into collision b. to make one s way by pushing and shoving < jostling … New Collegiate Dictionary
jostle — jostlement, n. jostler, n. /jos euhl/, v., jostled, jostling, n. v.t. 1. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely. 2. to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving: The crowd jostled him into the subway. 3. to exist … Universalium
Jostle — Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jostling — Jostle Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justle — Jostle Jos tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf. {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.] To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Destiny — For other uses, see Destiny (disambiguation). Fate redirects here. For other uses, see Fate (disambiguation). Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events.[1] It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of… … Wikipedia
Sheppey (play) — Sheppey (1933) was William Somerset Maugham s last play, written at the age of 59 and after he had reached distinction as a novelist and playwright. Maugham dedicated the book to Sir John Gielgud.It is the story about the change of fortune of… … Wikipedia
jostle — [[t]ʤɒ̱s(ə)l[/t]] jostles, jostling, jostled 1) VERB If people jostle you, they bump against you or push you in a way that annoys you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you. [V n] You get 2,000 people jostling… … English dictionary
jostle — verb 1) she was jostled by noisy students Syn: push, shove, elbow, barge 2) people jostled for the best position Syn: struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, fight … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
