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Definitions
Etymologies
- Middle English justilen, to have sexual relations with, frequentative of justen, to joust, from Old French juster; see joust.
Examples
“A lot of brewy laughter and first-name calling jostles the smoke bank that hangs in the Pelican almost from ceiling to floor: the Pelican is in a shuffleboard league and competition is keen and boisterous when its team is matched against a tavern from Sacramento.”
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“In the street markets the aroma of mangos and star-shaped carambola fruit jostles with the pungent smell of fresh seafood.”
“The car corners well, with good grip and generally calm manners, recovering quickly and calmly from bumps and jostles.”
“She jostles herself to standing, leads Grace off the screened porch and into the bowels of the cottage.”
“As Seena jostles in this trotro, as Lint cowers beneath her sweating legs, as the bones in her rear feel bruised, as she tumbles to the side toward Yllis and away, forward toward Dick and Mary Catherine and away, backward toward Tessa and Grace and away, her body leaves her.”
“With only eight weeks to go until Fifa votes on the venues for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, the Leaders in Football event that begins at Stamford Bridge today is expected to be dominated by the race as the crowded field jostles for public profile and lobbies executive committee members.”
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“She doesn't know what she's doing, so knocks the car in reverse somehow—jostles the gearshift maybe, and while she's getting out to grab one last thing outside the car, the garage door opens and she hasn't moved far away enough from the car to avoid getting dragged and killed below it as the car rolls free from the garage.”
“A sharp stab from a pointed finger jostles my shoulder.”
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“The motion of these molecules jostles their electrons around, and this emits light.”
“In a large glass case on the stall, a delicate Victorian diamond studded star-shaped gold ring jostles for space with a large array of other antique jewelry: A gold snake ring with emerald eyes, a pair of identical gold charm bracelets, sapphire and ruby earrings and a pink rose enameled pendant.”
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