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- Dictionaryhustle/ˈhʌsl/
verb
- 1. push roughly; jostle: "they were hissed and hustled as they went in" Similar
- 2. obtain illicitly or by forceful action: informal North American "Linda hustled money from men she met"
noun
- 1. a state of great activity: "the hustle and bustle of the big cities"
- 2. a fraud or swindle: informal North American "the hustles being used to avoid the draft"
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Learn the meaning of hustle as a verb and a noun in English, with synonyms, related words, and usage examples. Hustle can mean to push, persuade, sell, or act quickly and energetically.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word hustle as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how hustle can mean to crowd, hurry, sell, swindle, or play aggressively.
HUSTLE meaning: 1. to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along: 2. to try to persuade someone…. Learn more.
Hustle definition: to proceed or work rapidly or energetically. See examples of HUSTLE used in a sentence.
If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb hustle in English. Find out how to hustle somebody, something or yourself in different contexts and situations.
