Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jostle
Jostle
jostle
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. push against; elbow. 2 tr. (often foll. by away, from, etc.) push (a person) abruptly or roughly. 3 intr. (foll. by against) knock or push, esp. in a crowd. 4 intr. (foll. by with) struggle; have a rough exchange. --n. 1 the act or an instance of jostling. 2 a collision. Etymology: ME: earlier justle f. JOUST + -LE(4)
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I. verb (~d; jostling) Etymology: alteration of justle, frequentative of 1joust Date: 1546 intransitive verb 1. to come in contact or into collision, to make one's way by pushing and shoving , to exist in close proximity, to vie in gaining an objective ; contend , transitive verb 1. to come in contact or into collision with, to force by pushing ; elbow, to stir up ; agitate , to exist in close proximity with, to vie with in attaining an objective, II. noun Date: 1611 a jostling encounter or experience, the state of being crowded or ~d together ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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