jos´tler

jos´tler
jos|tle «JOS uhl», verb, -tled, -tling, noun.
–v.t.
to strike, push, or crowd against; elbow roughly; shove: »

We were jostled by the big crowd at the entrance to the circus.

–v.i.
1. to be jostled or pushed.
2. U.S. Slang. to pick pockets; be a pickpocket.
–n.
a jostling; push; knock. Also, justle.
╂[< joust + -le (frequentative)]
–jos´tler, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • jos|tle — «JOS uhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.t. to strike, push, or crowd against; elbow roughly; shove: »We were jostled by the big crowd at the entrance to the circus. –v.i. 1. to be jostled or pushed. 2. U.S. Slang. to pick pockets; be a pickpocket …   Useful english dictionary

  • tler — bee·tler; be·lit·tler; bot·tler; bus·tler; cut·tler; dis·man·tler; epis·tler; fet·tler; foo·tler; hos·tler; hus·tler; jos·tler; ket·tler; mot·tler; nes·tler; net·tler; os·tler·ess; prat·tler; rat·tler; rus·tler; scut·tler; set·tler; shut·tler;… …   English syllables

  • jos — chap·a·ra·jos; jos·kin; jos·ser; jos·tle·ment; jos·tler; jos·tle; chap·a·re·jos; …   English syllables

  • jostler — jos·tler …   English syllables

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