bousculade — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
- scramble verb To move quickly and awkwardly, often using hands and feet, especially over rough ground.
- stampede noun A sudden, wild rush of frightened animals running together.
Senses
bousculade is used for these senses in English:
- hustle A scam or swindle.
- jostle The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
- scramble A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
- stampede A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
- stampede A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.
hustle — full definition
- verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- verb To work hard and energetically, especially to earn money.
- verb To con or swindle someone, especially in a game or deal.
- noun Determined effort and energetic activity, especially toward earning money.
- noun A dishonest scheme; a scam.
jostle — full definition
- verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
- verb To compete or struggle with others to get or achieve something.
- noun A rough push or shove, or the general shoving of a crowd.