jostle
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
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Sense 2 verb
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform
Types & categories
- work hypernym
Related & opposite
- jostle derivation
Sense 3 verb
come into rough contact with while moving
The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train
Types & categories
- push hypernym
- elbow hyponym
- shoulder in hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shove |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jostle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | shove |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elbowing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | jostle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | work |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shove |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | jostle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shover |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | elbow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoulder in |