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   Jos·tle

   /ˈjäs(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd: "people jostled against us" Similar bump into/againstknock into/againstbang intocollide withcannon intoplow intojoltpushshoveelbowhustlemobinformal:barrel intopushthrustbargeshoveforcesqueezeelbowshoulderbulldozestruggleviejockeyscramblecrowd one anotherinformal:scrum
   • ▪ struggle or compete forcefully for: "a jumble of images jostled for attention"

   noun

   • 1. the action of jostling: "the jostle of shoppers"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishjustle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th century.

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   What does jostle mean?

   • jostle (somebody) to push roughly against somebody in a crowd The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators. People were jostling, arguing and complaining. Definition of jostle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does it mean if someone is jostling?

   • If people or things are jostling for something such as attention or a reward, they are competing with other people or things in order to get it. [...] present simple: I jostle, you jostle [...]

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   How does jostle work?

   • Jostle is a software package that is designed to partition unstructured meshes for use on distributed memory parallel computers. It uses an undirected graph model to represent the mesh and then uses graph partition to partition the mesh across computing nodes.

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   Why did people jostle for seats at a trial?

   • It was a trial at which spectators jostled for seats, displacing family members from a privileged row behind the accused woman. Clearly this was happening when clergymen were rough-musicked, or jostled, or mocked in effigy. The decade was a dynamic one, and multiple views jostled for prominence.

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   How to use jostle in a sentence. to come in contact or into collision; to make one's way by pushing and shoving; to exist in close proximity… See the full definition

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   Over time, 'jostle' came to represent the act of pushing or elbowing someone or something in a rough or aggressive manner, often in a crowded or busy place. The etymology of 'jostle' reflects its historical connection to physical competition and striving, emphasizing the forceful and competitive nature of the actions it describes, particularly ...

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   JOSTLED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of jostle 2. to knock or push roughly against someone in order…. Learn more.

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   Dec 9, 2021 · jostle \ ˈjä-səl \ verb and noun. verb: make one’s way by pushing or shoving. verb: come into rough contact with while moving. noun: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing ...