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Hustle

//ˈhʌsəl// noun, verb, slang

Noun

1
A state of busy activity. countable, uncountable
2
a rapid active commotion wordnet
3
A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle. countable, uncountable
"'It's just natural for the folks here to be indolent,' she said. 'They just haven't got any hustle in them.'"
4
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property wordnet
5
A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975). countable, uncountable

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A scam or swindle. countable, uncountable
7
An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison. countable, slang, uncountable
8
An act of prostitution. countable, slang, uncountable
"Little Joe never once gave it away / Everybody had to pay and pay / A hustle here and a hustle there / New York City's the place"
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An activity, especially to achieve a desired goal or make money. countable, informal, uncountable
"Everybody's got a hustle."

Verb

1
To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
"There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams."
2
pressure or urge someone into an action wordnet
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To rush or hurry. intransitive
"I'll have to hustle to get there on time."
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move or cause to move energetically or busily wordnet
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To bundle; to stow something quickly. transitive
"There was a person called Nana who ruled the nursery. Sometimes she took no notice of the playthings lying about, and sometimes, for no reason whatever, she went swooping about like a great wind and hustled them away in cupboards."

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cause to move furtively and hurriedly wordnet
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To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially. transitive
"The guy tried to hustle me into buying into a bogus real estate deal."
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get by trying hard wordnet
9
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one.
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity wordnet
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To obtain by illicit or forceful action. informal
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To sell sex; to work as a pimp. informal
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To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money. informal
"All my life, been hustling / And tonight is my appraisal / 'Cause I'm a hooker selling songs / And my pimp's a record label"
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To serve (a clientele) as a prostitute. informal
"When I was in Morocco I wrote this play ("Playland Blues") about young kids who […] hustle old gay men and closet queens."
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To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
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To work. informal
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To put a lot of effort into one's work. informal
"Frazier and Gary worked for me for free -- for six months -- they didn't take any money from the house. They worked for tips. They both had other jobs, and they came in here and they hustled their ass."

Etymology 1

From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).

Etymology 2

From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).

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