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View usage for: (hʌsəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hustles, present participle hustling, past tense, past participle hustled1. verbIf you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along. The guards hustled Harry out of the car. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] There was no opportunity to ask anything more as the guards hustled us away. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: jostle, force, push, crowd [informal] More Synonyms of hustle 2. verbIf you hustle, you go somewhere or do something as quickly as you can. You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper. [VERB] He hustled straight up the aircraft steps without looking round or waving goodbye. [VERB preposition] They had finished the exam and the teacher was hustling to get the papers gatheredup. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: hurry, hasten, get a move on [informal] More Synonyms of hustle 3. verbIf someone hustles, they try to earn money or gain an advantage from a situation, often by using dishonest or illegal means. [mainly US] We're expected to hustle and fight for what we want. [VERB] I hustled some tickets from a magazine and off we went. [VERB noun + from] 4. uncountable nounHustle is busy, noisy activity. Shell Cottage provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London. She waited until they were beyond the hustle of the Washington Saturday night traffic. Synonyms: commotion, bustle, activity, excitement More Synonyms of hustle hustle in British English (ˈhʌsəl) verb1. to shove or crowd (someone) roughly 2. to move or cause to move hurriedly or furtively he hustled her out of sight 3. (transitive) to deal with or cause to proceed hurriedly to hustle legislation through 4. slang to earn or obtain (something) forcefully 5. US and Canadian slang (of procurers and prostitutes) to solicit noun6. an instance of hustling 8. a disco dance of the 1970s Derived forms hustler (ˈhustler) noun Word origin C17: from Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutsenhustle in American English (ˈhʌsəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhustled or ˈhustling1. to push or knock about; shove or jostle in a rude, rough manner 2. to force in a rough, hurried manner to hustle a rowdy customer out of a bar 3. US, Informal to cause to be done, prepared, sent, etc. quickly or too quickly; hurry 4. US, Slang to get, sell, victimize, etc. by aggressive, often dishonest means verb intransitive5. to push one's way; move hurriedly 6. Informal to work or act rapidly or energetically 7. US, Slanga. to obtain money by aggressive or dishonest means b. to work as a prostitute noun8. the act of hustling; esp., rough jostling or shoving 9. US, Informal energetic action or effort; drive 10. US, Slang a way of making money, esp. a dishonest way Word origin Du hutseln, husselen, to shake up (coins, lots), freq. of MDu hutsen, to shake Examples of 'hustle' in a sentencehustle British English: hustle VERB If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along. The guards hustled Harry out of the car. - American English: hustle
- Brazilian Portuguese: empurrar
- Chinese: 猛拉
- European Spanish: empujar
- French: pousser
- German: drängen
- Italian: spingere
- Japanese: せかす
- Korean: >떠밀다거칠게
- European Portuguese: empurrar
- Latin American Spanish: empujar
British English: hustle NOUN Hustle is busy, noisy activity. ...the hustle and bustle of the city. - American English: hustle
- Brazilian Portuguese: agitação
- Chinese: 猛拉
- European Spanish: bullicio
- French: agitation
- German: Gedränge
- Italian: trambusto
- Japanese: 喧騒
- Korean: 혼잡
- European Portuguese: agitação
- Latin American Spanish: bullicio
Definition to make (someone) move by pushing or jostling them The guards hustled Harry out of the car. You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper. Synonyms hasten get a move on (informal) Definition lively activity and excitement the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city Additional synonymsDefinition the state of being active There is an extraordinary level of activity in the market. Synonyms action, work, life, labour, movement, energy, exercise, spirit, enterprise, motion, bustle, animation, vigour, hustle, exertion, hurly-burly, liveliness, activeness, stirDefinition to hurry with a great show of energy or activity My parents bustled around the kitchen. Synonyms hurry, tear, rush, dash, scramble, fuss, flutter, beetle, hasten, scuttle, scurry, scamperDefinition energetic and noisy activity the hustle and bustle of modern life Synonyms activity, to-do, stir, excitement, hurry, fuss, flurry, haste, agitation, commotion, ado, tumult, hurly-burly, pother (literary) |