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jostling
1. n. An act of jostling; a push or shove.
jostle
1. v. To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
2. v. (intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
3. v. To be close to or in physical contact with.
4. v. (intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
5. v. (dated, slang) To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
6. n. The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
7. n. The action of a jostling crowd.

Example Sentences

I tried to find him among the mass of grey heads blocking the door and jostling bemused dealers back into the street.  In fact, behind the scenes there is a whole lot of politics, hidden agendas and unsavoury jostling for position.

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