jostle

Plural: jostles

Noun

the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
The action of a jostling crowd.

Verb

Verb Forms: jostled, jostling, jostles

To push, crowd, or bump roughly against.
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
- "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
come into rough contact with while moving
- "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
To move through by pushing and shoving.
To be close to or in physical contact with.
To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
To pick or attempt to pick pockets.

Examples

His opponent tried to JOSTLE him into making a hasty move, but he remained calm in Words With Friends.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

jostling, shove

Scrabble Score: 13

jostle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
jostle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jostle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

jostle: valid Words With Friends Word