jostle one's way
1jostle — [jäs′əl] vt., vi. jostled, jostling [earlier justle, freq. < ME justen: see JOUST] 1. to bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly 2. to push (one s way) by shoving or bumping 3. to come or bring into close contact 4. to contend… …
2way — n. path, route 1) to blaze, clear, pave, prepare; smoothe the way for (to pave the way for reform) 2) to take the (easy) way (out of a difficult situation) 3) to lead; point, show the way 4) to edge; elbow; fight; force; hack; jostle; make;… …
3jostle — I. verb (jostled; jostling) Etymology: alteration of justle, frequentative of 1joust Date: 1546 intransitive verb 1. a. to come in contact or into collision b. to make one s way by pushing and shoving < jostling …
4jostle — jos•tle [[t]ˈdʒɒs əl[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to bump against, push, or elbow roughly or rudely 2) to drive or force by pushing or shoving 3) to contend with: rivals jostling each other for advantage[/ex] 4) to exist in close contact or… …
5jostle — [c]/ˈdʒɒsəl / (say josuhl) verb (jostled, jostling) –verb (t) 1. to strike or push roughly or rudely against; elbow roughly; hustle. 2. to drive or force by or as by pushing or shoving. –verb (i) 3. to collide with, or strike others as in passing …
6shove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. push, hustle; urge, thrust, force; crowd, cram, wedge; shoulder, jostle, jog, jar, elbow, nudge. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jostle, push, push out of one s way, shoulder, jostle, elbow. III… …
7shove — v 1. push, propel, move; thrust, pole, stick; drive, trundle, wheel, roll. 2. jostle, jolt, jog, shoulder, bump into, knock against; press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, elbow, elbow one s way, fight one s way, force one s way;… …
8jolt — v jar, shake, jostle, jog, joggle, nudge; shove, push, elbow, butt; hit, strike, bump into, bang into, skim into, collide with. 2. astonish, astound, amaze, Sl. blow one s mind; surprise, startle, scare, frighten; shock, stun, dumfound, daze,… …
9walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… …
10push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… …
