"hustle" in the noun sense
1. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
2. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
a rapid active commotion
"hustle" in the verb sense
1. hustle
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
"The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
2. bustle, bustle about, hustle
move or cause to move energetically or busily
"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
3. hustle, pluck, roll
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
4. hustle
get by trying hard
"she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
5. hustle
pressure or urge someone into an action
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