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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 crowding; to crowd against. "bullies
   jostled him." --macaulay.
   1913 webster

         systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral,
         which are perpetually jostling each other. --i. taylor.
   1913 webster
see also:
jostled jostling joust justle justle 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jostle \jos"tle\, v. i.
   to push; to crowd; to hustle.
   1913 webster

         none jostle with him for the wall.       --lamb.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jostle \jos"tle\, n.
   a conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together;
   interference.
   1913 webster

         the jostle of south african nationalities and
         civilization.                            --the nation.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
jostle
     n : the act of jostling forcing your way by pushing syn: jostling
     v 1: make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "we had to
          jostle our way to the front of the platform"
     2: come into rough contact with while moving; "the passengers
        jostled each other in the overcrowded train" syn: shove
see also:
jostling shove 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
146 moby thesaurus words for "jostle":
   agree to disagree, assault, battle, be at cross-purposes,
   be at variance, bear, bear upon, bearing, bob, bobble, boost,
   bounce, box, brawl, break, break off, broil, buck, bull, bulldoze,
   bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, chatter, clash,
   close, collide, combat, come to blows, conflict, contend, contest,
   contradict, counter, cram, crowd, cut and thrust, didder, differ,
   differ in opinion, dig, disaccord, disagree, dissent, dither,
   drive, duel, elbow, exchange blows, falter, fence, feud, fight,
   fight a duel, force, give and take, give satisfaction, goad,
   grapple, grapple with, grate, grimace, have an ague, head,
   hit a clinker, hold opposite views, hurtle, hustle, jab, jactitate,
   jam, jangle, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt,
   jounce, joust, jump, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another,
   mix it up, negate, not get along, nudge, object, pile drive, poke,
   press, pressure, prod, pull different ways, punch, push, quake,
   quarrel, quaver, quiver, ram, ram down, rassle, rattle, rictus,
   riot, run, run a tilt, run against, scramble, scuffle, shake,
   shiver, shock, shoulder, shove, shudder, skirmish, spar, stress,
   strive, struggle, tamp, thrust, thrust and parry, tic, tilt,
   tourney, tremble, tremor, tussle, twitch, twitter, unstring,
   untune, vary, vibrate, wage war, war, wobble, wrestle





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