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Webster 1913 Edition

Jostle

Jos′tle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jostled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Jostling
.]
[A dim. of
joust
,
just
, v. See
Joust
, and cf.
Justle
.]
[Written also
justle
.]
To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
“Bullies jostled him.”
Macaulay.
Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually
jostling
each other.
I. Taylor.

Jos′tle

,
Verb.
I.
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
None
jostle
with him for the wall.
Lamb.

Jos′tle

,
Noun.
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
The
jostle
of South African nationalities and civilization.
The Nation.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jostle

JOS'TLE

,
Verb.
T.
jos'l. To run against; to push.

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