jostle — OAT · Shobdo

jostle

verb

1 she stepped aside to avoid being jostled by a crowd of noisy students:

bump into/against, knock into/against, bang into, collide with, cannon into, plow into, jolt;

push, shove, elbow, hustle;

mob;

North American, informal barrel into.

2 I jostled my way to the exit:

push, thrust, barge, shove, force, squeeze, elbow, shoulder, bulldoze.

3 people jostled for the best position:

struggle, vie, jockey, scramble, crowd one another;

informal scrum.