hustle

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
2. (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
3. (transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
4. (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
5. To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one.
6. (informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
7. (informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
8. (informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
9. (informal) To serve (a clientele) as a prostitute.
10. To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
11. (informal) To work.
12. (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A state of busy activity.
2. (countable, uncountable) A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
3. (countable, uncountable) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975).
4. (countable, uncountable) A scam or swindle.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
6. (countable, slang, uncountable) An act of prostitution.
7. (countable, informal, uncountable) An activity, especially to achieve a desired goal or make money.

Concepten

dringen

duwen

haasten

haast maken

ijlen

jachten

spoed maken

voortmaken

voordringen

Synoniemen

hurry

jostle

bustle

hasten

urge

rush

drive

shove

push

speed

haste

be in a hurry

press

force

bustle about

stir

elbow

con

bunko game

pluck

confidence game

fuss

confidence trick

con game

gyp

propel

railroad

roll

hie

ado

shoulder

hurry up

sting

thrust

bunco game

bunko

bunco

flimflam

flurry

solicit

squash

squeeze

study

throng

tumult

dispatch rider

get-up-and-go

move fast

abuse

scurry about

Vertalingen

drängen

drängeln

bousculer

bousculade

empujar

apretujar

apresurar

antreiben

stoßen

spingere

apurar

charlatanerie

accelerare

presser

accélérer

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhʌsəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

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