Definition of Hustle

1. Noun. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.

Exact synonyms: Bunco, Bunco Game, Bunko, Bunko Game, Con, Con Game, Confidence Game, Confidence Trick, Flimflam, Gyp, Sting
Specialized synonyms: Sting Operation
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Rig, Swindle
Derivative terms: Bunco, Con, Flim-flam, Gyp

2. Verb. Cause to move furtively and hurriedly. "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move

3. Noun. A rapid active commotion.
Exact synonyms: Ado, Bustle, Flurry, Fuss, Stir
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Din, Ruckus, Ruction, Rumpus, Tumult
Derivative terms: Bustle, Flurry, Fuss

4. Verb. Move or cause to move energetically or busily. "The streets hustle with crowds"; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Exact synonyms: Bustle, Bustle About
Generic synonyms: Move
Entails: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Bustle

5. Verb. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.
Exact synonyms: Pluck, Roll
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Hustler, Hustler

6. Verb. Get by trying hard. "She hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
Generic synonyms: Have, Receive

7. Verb. Pressure or urge someone into an action.
Generic synonyms: Persuade

Definition of Hustle

1. v. t. To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.

2. v. i. To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.

Definition of Hustle

1. to hurry [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: hurry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hustle

husos
Huss
hussar
hussars
hussar monkey
Hussein
Husserl
husses
hussies
hussif
hussifs
Hussite
hussy
hussy
hustings
hustle (current term)
hustled
hustler
hustlers
hustles
hustling
hustlings
Huston
huswife
huswife
huswifery
huswifes
huswives
hut
hutch

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