hustle
Meaning
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- To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
- To rush or hurry.
- To bundle; to stow something quickly.
- To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
- To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one.
- (informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
- (informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
- (informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
- (informal) To work.
- (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
Synonyms
be in a hurry
bustle about
bunko game
bunco game
move fast
scurry about
walking quickly
try to compel
use compulsion to
-kamanyidza [l
despatch rider
belt along
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhʌsəl/
Etymology
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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