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JOSTLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Synonyms:

jostle; jostling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jostle" is a kind of...):

shove (the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jostle"):

elbowing (jostling with the elbows)

Derivation:

jostle (come into rough contact with while moving)

jostle (make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Come into rough contact with while moving

Example:

The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

Synonyms:

jostle; shove

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "jostle" is one way to...):

force; push (move with force)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jostle"):

elbow (push one's way with the elbows)

shoulder in (push one's way in with one's shoulders)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

jostle; jostling (the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

Example:

We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "jostle" is one way to...):

make; work (proceed along a path)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

jostle; jostling (the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing))

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