hustle
Other forms: hustled; hustling; hustles
To hustle something means to hurriedly push it along. If you overslept, you'll have to hustle out of the house to get to work on time.
Hustle comes from the Dutch word for "shake" or "toss." As a noun, a hustle is a busy, hurried scene, like the hustle of the subway at rush hour. We also call the act of swindling a hustle, because it happens so fast. As a verb, hustle can either mean to swindle someone or to hurry them, or to work hard. You can hustle someone out the door. If you hustle, you can earn good tips as a waiter.
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move or cause to move energetically or busily
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synonyms:
bustle, bustle about
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move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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move
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cause to move furtively and hurriedly
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a rapid active commotion
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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pressure or urge someone into an action
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persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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persuade
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get by trying hard
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(offensive) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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synonyms:
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, sting
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sting operation
a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
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sting operation
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Vocabulary lists containing hustle
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