Dictionary entries for 'hustle'

Synonyms

hus·tle (hŭśəl)

[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen frequentative of hutsen.]

verb: -tled, -tling, -tles.

To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time.
To push or force one's way.
To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.
Slang
1. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.
2. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute.
3. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.

To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.
To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.
Slang
1. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.
2. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.
3. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.

The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.
Energetic activity; drive.
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)