— jostlement , n. — jostler , n.
/jos"euhl/ , v. , jostled, jostling , n.
v.t.
1. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
2. to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving: The crowd jostled him into the subway.
3. to exist in close contact or proximity with: The three families jostle each other in the small house.
4. to contend with: rival gangs continually jostling each other.
5. to unsettle; disturb: The thought jostled her complacency.
6. Slang. to pick the pocket of.
v.i.
7. to bump or brush against someone or something, as in passing or in a crowd; push or shove (often fol. by with, for, or against ): He jostled for position.
8. to exist in close contact or proximity with someone or something.
9. to compete; contend.
10. Slang. to pick pockets.
n.
11. a shock, push, bump, or brush against someone or something.
Also, justle .
[ 1350-1400; var. (in ME, var. sp.) of justle, equiv. to just ( en ) to JOUST + -LE ]