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Definition of "jostle" []
- To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove: jostled against the others on the crowded platform. (verb-intransitive)
- To make one's way by pushing or elbowing: jostled through the guests to the bar. (verb-intransitive)
- To vie for an advantage or position. (verb-intransitive)
- To be in close proximity. (verb-intransitive)
- To pick or try to pick pockets. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "jostle" in a sentence
- "I figure perhaps I can speak a word to jostle him from his entrenched vow to seek revenge."
- "Once long ago I was in the _Herald_ office with a note to Chaffner the big chief, and I gave him a little word jostle as I passed it over."
- "The Ottomans were certainly in conflict with Europeans for centuries--they entered the Balkans in the 14th century and they besieged Vienna as recently as 1683; but they certainly did not "jostle" the Crusaders for centuries."