JOSTLE


Meaning of JOSTLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdʒɔsl ]

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. push against; elbow. 2 tr. (often foll. by away, from, etc.) push (a person) abruptly or roughly. 3 intr. (foll. by against) knock or push, esp. in a crowd. 4 intr. (foll. by with) struggle; have a rough exchange. --n. 1 the act or an instance of jostling. 2 a collision. [ME: earlier justle f. JOUST + -LE(4)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.