Jostle - English meaning

noun

A long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.

Usage examples:

During slack water, tugs tow freight barges and rafts of logs through the narrows with scant room t…

verb

Move forcefully or roughly.

Usage examples:

We can't just barge into a private garden

verb

To hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way

Usage examples:

They barged through the crowds., when the doors opened she barged her way to the front of the queue…

verb

Clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer.

Usage examples:

Developers are bulldozing the site

verb

To destroy buildings and make an area flat with a bulldozer

Usage examples:

The township was bulldozed in the 1950s.

verb

To force someone to do something, although they might not want to

Usage examples:

Bulldoze someone into something/doing something she bulldozed her daughter into buying a new dress.…

noun

The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.

Usage examples:

She propped herself up on one elbow

verb

Push or strike (someone) with one's elbow.

Usage examples:

One player had elbowed another in the face

noun

The bony point at which the arm bends, or the part of a piece of clothing which covers this area

Usage examples:

His shirt sleeve was torn at the elbow., he elbowed his way through the crowd.

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

verb

Push roughly; jostle.

Usage examples:

They were hissed and hustled as they went in

noun

A state of great activity.

Usage examples:

The hustle and bustle of the big cities

Move or cause to move energetically or busily

noun

A disc jockey.

Usage examples:

Dashboard confessional took the stage to a lot of high-pitched screaming and proceeded to impress e…

noun

Another term for jockstrap.

noun

A scotsman (often as a form of address).

verb

Push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.

Usage examples:

A surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards

noun

An abrupt rough or violent movement.

Usage examples:

He felt a jolt when the plane started to climb

verb

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

noun

A large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence.

Usage examples:

A mob of protesters

verb

Crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way.

Usage examples:

He was mobbed by autograph hunters

noun

A large group of people gathered together who are often uncontrollable or violent

Usage examples:

He arrived at the airport to find a mob of adoring fans waiting for him., she was mobbed by her fan…

phrasal verb

To invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money

Usage examples:

The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into a waterfront office project on the c…

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

noun

The upper joint of each of a person's arms and the part of the body between this and the neck.

Usage examples:

I was carrying a bag over my shoulder

verb

Another term for hard shoulder.

noun

One of the two rounded, bony parts of a person’s body on either side of the neck where the top of the arm is joined

Usage examples:

She put her head on my shoulder., it is usually women who shoulder the responsibility for the care …

verb

Push (someone or something) roughly.

Usage examples:

They started pushing and shoving people out of the way

noun

A strong push.

Usage examples:

She gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell

verb

Come into rough contact with while moving

verb

Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

Usage examples:

Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun

An act of squeezing something.

Usage examples:

A gentle squeeze of the trigger

Press firmly

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Usage examples:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

verb

Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.

Usage examples:

The athletes were vying for a place in the british team

verb

To compete

Usage examples:

Several companies are vying for the contract to build the new hospital.