/ ˈdʒɒsl; NAmE ˈdʒɑːsl/ verb
to push roughly against sb in a crowd :
[ vn ]
The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators.
[ v ]
People were jostling, arguing and complaining.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- jostle for sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English justle , from just , an earlier form of joust . The original sense was have sexual intercourse with ; current senses date from the mid 16th cent.