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hus·tle
(hŭs′əl)v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles
v.intr.
1. To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time.
2. To push or force one's way.
3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.
4. Slang
a. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.
b. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute.
c. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.
v.tr.
1. To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.
2. To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.
3. Slang
a. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.
b. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.
c. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.
n.
1. The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.
2. Energetic activity; drive.
3. Slang An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit: "the most dangerous and wide-open drug hustle of them all" (Newsweek).
[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen, frequentative of hutsen.]
hus′tler n.
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hustle
(ˈhʌsəl)vb
1. to shove or crowd (someone) roughly
2. to move or cause to move hurriedly or furtively: he hustled her out of sight.
3. (tr) to deal with or cause to proceed hurriedly: to hustle legislation through.
4. slang to earn or obtain (something) forcefully
5. slang US and Canadian (of procurers and prostitutes) to solicit
n
6. an instance of hustling
7. undue activity
8. (Dancing) a disco dance of the 1970s
[C17: from Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutsen]
ˈhustler n
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hus•tle
(ˈhʌs əl)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
2. to push or force one's way; jostle or shove.
3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings.
4. Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means.
5. Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients.
v.t. 6. to convey or cause to move, esp. to leave, roughly or hurriedly.
7. to pressure or coerce (a person) to buy or do something, esp. something illicit or ultimately unprofitable.
8. to urge, prod, or speed up: Hustle your work along.
9. to obtain by aggressive and often illicit means: to hustle money from unsuspecting tourists.
10. to sell, promote, or publicize aggressively or vigorously.
11. to jostle, push, or shove roughly.
n. 12. energetic activity, as in work.
13. discourteous shoving, pushing, or jostling.
14. Slang.
a. an inducing by pressure or deception to buy something, participate in a dishonest scheme, or the like.
b. such a scheme, game, or trick.
[1675–85; < Dutch husselen, variant of hutselen to shake =hutsen to shake + -el- -le]
hus′tler, n.
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hustle
Past participle: hustled
Gerund: hustling
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| Noun | 1. | hustle - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, con, sting sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
| 2. |  hustle - a rapid active commotion | |
| Verb | 1. | hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" |
| 2. | hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | hustle - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" | |
| 4. | hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter" | |
| 5. | hustle - pressure or urge someone into an action persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
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hustle
verb
1. jostle, force, push, crowd, rush, hurry, thrust, elbow, shove, jog, bustle, impel The guards hustled Harry out of the car.
2. hurry, hasten, get a move on (informal) You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper.
noun
1. commotion, bustle, activity, excitement, hubbub, hurly-burly, liveliness the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London
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hustle
verb2. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:
2. Rapidness of movement or activity:
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Translations
إخْتِلاس، يَعْتاش بوسائِل غير قانونيَّهتَزاحُم، تَدافُع، نَشاطتَعْمَل كزانيَه، تَسْتَجْدي الزَّبائِنيَدْفَع ، يُسَرِّعيَدْفَع بِخُشونَه
horečná činnostkšeftovatnutitobratoškubat
fuppeliv og rørepressepuffeskubbe
árulja magátfeketén dolgozikkituszkolutca: az utcán "dolgozik"üzletel
asihrekja; hrindaòröngva
apsukrus verslininkaspardavinėtiprostitutėšurmulysverstis neteisėta prekyba
apkraptgrūstītgrūstītiesizgrūstiziet uz panela , maukot
horúčkovitá činnosťrobiť čierne obchodyšľapať
hustle
[ˈhʌsl]A. N
2. (US) (= trick) → timo m, chanchullo m
B. VT
1. (= jostle) → empujar, codear; (= hurry up) [+ person] → dar prisa a
they hustled him in/out → le hicieron entrar/salir a empujones or sin ceremonia
he was hustled into a car → lo metieron en un coche a empujones or sin ceremonia
they hustled him in/out → le hicieron entrar/salir a empujones or sin ceremonia
he was hustled into a car → lo metieron en un coche a empujones or sin ceremonia
C. VI
1. (= hurry) → darse prisa, apresurarse, apurarse (LAm)
2. (= work hard) → trabajar duro, currar (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hustle
n (= jostling) → Gedränge nt; (= hurry) → Hetze f, → Eile f; the hustle (and bustle) of the city centre → das geschäftige Treiben or das Gewühl (inf) → in der Innenstadt
vt
(= hurry) to hustle somebody into a room/out of a building → jdn schnell in einen Raum/aus einem Gebäude bringen or befördern (inf); she hustled her way through the crowd → sie drängelte sich durch die Menge
(fig inf) → drängen; I won’t be hustled into a decision → ich lasse mich nicht zu einer Entscheidung drängen; I won’t be hustled into selling my shares → ich lasse mich nicht dazu drängen, meine Aktien zu verkaufen; to hustle things (on or along) → die Dinge vorantreiben or beschleunigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hustle
[ˈhʌsl]2. vt (push, person) → spingere, incalzare
to hustle in/out → spintonare dentro/fuori
we'll have to hustle things along → dobbiamo fare più in fretta
to hustle in/out → spintonare dentro/fuori
we'll have to hustle things along → dobbiamo fare più in fretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hustle
(ˈhasl) verb1. to push quickly and roughly. The man was hustled out of the office.
2. to make (someone) act quickly. Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.
3. (American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally. to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.
4. (American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means. hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.
5. (American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.
noun quick and busy activity.
hustler noun (American) (slang).
1. someone who tries to obtain money dishonestly; a swindler.
2. a prostitute.
3. (informal) someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed.
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