Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
JOSTLE
jostle, jostling
(noun) the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostle, shove
(verb) come into rough contact with while moving; “The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train”
jostle
(verb) make one’s way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; “We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
jostle (third-person singular simple present jostles, present participle jostling, simple past and past participle jostled)
(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
(transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with.
(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
(dated, slang) To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
Noun
jostle (plural jostles)
The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
The action of a jostling crowd.
Source: Wiktionary
Jos"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jostled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jostling.] Etym: [A dim. of joust, just, v. See Joust, and cf. Justle.] [Written also justle.]
Definition: To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. "Bullies jostled him." Macaulay. Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. I. Taylor.
Jos"tle, v. i.
Definition: To push; to crowd; to hustle. None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb.
Jos"tle, n.
Definition: A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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