jostle

Meanings

Verb

• To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
• To move through by pushing and shoving.
• To be close to or in physical contact with.
• To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
• To pick or attempt to pick pockets.

Noun

• The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
• The action of a jostling crowd.

Origin

• Originally justle, formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster ("to joust"), from Latin iuxtā, from iungō, equivalent to joust + -le.