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   jostle

   /ˈdʒɒsl/

   verb

   • 1. push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd: "he was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates" Similar bump into/againstknock into/againstbang intocollide withcannon intoplough intojoltpushshoveelbowhustlemobinformal:barrel intopushthrustbargeshoveforcesqueezeelbowshoulderbulldozestruggleviejockeyscramblecrowd one anotherinformal:scrum
   • ▪ struggle or compete forcefully for: "a jumble of images jostled for attention"

   noun

   • 1. the action of jostling: "the jostle of shoppers"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishjustle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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