hustle in English dictionary

  • hustle

    Meanings and definitions of "hustle"

    • (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
    • (transitive) To con or deceive.
    • (transitive) To bundle, to stow something quickly.
    • to dance the hustle (see Wikipedia:Hustle (dance))
    • To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
    • To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
    • To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
    • A state of busy activity.
    • A type of disco dance. See Wikipedia:Hustle (dance) for more information.
    • noun
      A state of busy activity.
    • noun
      A type of disco dance.
    • noun
      (prison slang)
      An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To rush or hurry.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To con or deceive; especially financially.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bundle, to stow something quickly.
    • verb
      To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
    • verb
      To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
    • verb
      To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
    • verb
      To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
    • verb
      (informal)
      To put a lot of effort into one's work.
    • verb
      To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner (prepared by), The Compact Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (Claredon Press, Oxford 1991 [1989], ISBN 0-19-861258-3), page 799
    • to rush or hurry
    • noun
      a rapid active commotion
    • noun
      a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    • verb
      cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
    • verb
      get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
    • verb
      move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
    • verb
      pressure or urge someone into an action
    • verb
      sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

    Synonyms of "hustle" in English dictionary

    rumpus, cheat, steal are the top synonyms of "hustle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hustle

    • hustle ( plural  hustles)
    • hustle ( third-person singular simple present hustles, present participle hustling, simple past and past participle hustled)
    • hustle (plural hustles)
    • hustle (third-person singular simple present hustles, present participle hustling, simple past and past participle hustled)
  • Hustle

    Meanings and definitions of "hustle"

    • Hustle (professional wrestling)
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