A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

jostle Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with J » jointured ... joylessness » jostle


jostle
verb jostled, jostling
    intr
    1. To push and shove.
    2. To push against someone roughly.
      Thesaurus: nudge, bump, jog, joggle, jolt, elbow, shoulder, shove, force, hustle, push.
Etymology: 14c: from joust.

Phrasal Verb: jostle with someone
    To compete aggressively against them.


Click Here