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- Dictionaryhustle/ˈhʌsl/
verb
- 1. push roughly; jostle: "they were hissed and hustled as they went in" Similar
- 2. obtain illicitly or by forceful action: informal North American "Linda hustled money from men she met"
noun
- 1. a state of great activity: "the hustle and bustle of the big cities"
- 2. a fraud or swindle: informal North American "the hustles being used to avoid the draft"
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HUSTLE definition: 1. to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along: 2. to try to persuade someone…. Learn more.
: to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity : swindle. hustling the suckers. an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly. c. : to sell or promote energetically and aggressively.
As a noun, a hustle is a busy, hurried scene, like the hustle of the subway at rush hour. We also call the act of swindling a hustle, because it happens so fast. As a verb, hustle can either mean to swindle someone or to hurry them, or to work hard.
HUSTLE meaning: 1. to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along: 2. to try to persuade someone…. Learn more.
hus·tle. (hŭs′əl) v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles. v.intr. 1. To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time. 2. To push or force one's way. 3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings. 4. Slang. a. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling. b. To solicit customers.
If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along. The guards hustled Harry out of the car. American English : hustle / ˈhʌsəl /
Definition of hustle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hustle definition: to proceed or work rapidly or energetically. See examples of HUSTLE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'hustle' 1. If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along. [...] 2. If you hustle, you go somewhere or do something as quickly as you can. [...] 3. If someone hustles, they try hard to earn money or to gain an advantage from a situation.
HUSTLE definition: 1. to make someone move somewhere, especially by pushing them quickly: 2. to try to persuade…. Learn more.
