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jostle

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1. jostle - Noun

2. jostle - Verb

Meaning

To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.

To push; to crowd; to hustle.

A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train Source: Internet

We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform Source: Internet

As the jostle for the top job at the World Trade Organization (WTO) becomes more intense, the Nigerian candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disclosed some of her plans for the institution. Source: Internet

On the contrary, the cultures of Eurasia – each with its own traditions, histories, memories, beliefs and aspirations – are becoming more, not less, assertive as they jostle together. Source: Internet

Cameras jostle around and zoom in and out like the camera operator handed it to their kid to play with. Source: Internet

Arthur Lowe’s blustering Cpt Mainwaring and Clive Dunn’s bumbling Corporal Jones alongside Ian Lavender’s ‘Stupid Boy’ jostle for attention as Lane effortlessly bounces from one to the next and back again. Source: Internet

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