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jostle

jos·tle [ jóss'l ] (past and past participle jos·tled, present participle jos·tling, 3rd person present singular jos·tles)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
knock against others: to knock or bump against somebody, or push or elbow somebody deliberately, sometimes as an expression of aggression or hostility
We managed to jostle our way to the front.

[Mid-16th century. <joust]

jos·tler noun
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