jostle :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

v. lift onto one's shoulders

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"