jostle UK /ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/US /ˈd͡ʒɑ.səl/verb 5noun 2forms 4 verb5 •To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.His locks […] / […] like a juicy and jostling shock / Of bluebells sheaved in May — 1918 •To move through by pushing and shoving.Axia and Amory, acquaintances of an hour, jostled behind a waiter to a table at a point of vantage; there they took seats and watched. — 1920 •To contend or vie in order to acquire something.[…] Our statecraft, our learning Delivered them bound to the Pit and alive to the burning Whither they mirthfully hastened as jostling for honour. — 1917 •To be close to or in physical contact with. •(slang, old-fashioned) To pick or attempt to pick pockets. noun2 •The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove. •The action of a jostling crowd. formsjostled · jostling · justling · jostles