jostle

Meanings

1. To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
2. To move through by pushing and shoving.
3. To be close to or in physical contact with.
4. To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
5. To pick or attempt to pick pockets.

1. The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
2. The action of a jostling crowd.

Etymology

Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”), equivalent to joust + -le.