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Definition of jostle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

jostle

verb

NAmE//ˈdʒɑsl//

[transitive, intransitive] jostle (somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they jostle

he / she / it jostles

past simple jostled

-ing form jostling

to push roughly against someone in a crowd The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators. People were jostling, arguing, and complaining.

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