VERB | motion | jostle | make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving |
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motion | jostle, shove | come into rough contact with while moving | |
NOUN | act | jostle, jostling | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) |
Sounds | jhaa'sahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing). | |
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Synonym | jostling | |
Narrower | elbowing | jostling with the elbows |
Broader | shove | The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) |
Spanish | porrazo, trompazo | |
Catalan | trompada | |
Verbs | jostle | come into rough contact with while moving |
jostle | make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving |
Meaning | make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform" | |
Broader | make, work | proceed along a path |
Spanish | codear, empujar | |
Nouns | jostle, jostling | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) |
Meaning | Come into rough contact with while moving. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" | |
Synonym | shove | |
Narrower | elbow | Push one's way with the elbows |
shoulder in | Push one's way in with one's shoulders | |
Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
Spanish | empellar, empujar, impeler | |
Catalan | empentar, empentejar, empènyer, impel·lir | |
Nouns | jostle, jostling | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) |
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