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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.
The meaning of HUSTLE is to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove. How to use hustle in a sentence.
HUSTLE meaning: 1. to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along: 2. to try to persuade someone…. Learn more.
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.
If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along.
Hustle definition: to proceed or work rapidly or energetically. See examples of HUSTLE used in a sentence.
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. Used of a pimp or prostitute. c.
HUSTLE meaning: 1. to make someone move somewhere, especially by pushing them quickly: 2. to try to persuade…. Learn more.
[uncountable] busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one place. We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend. [countable] (North American English, informal) a situation in which somebody uses dishonest or illegal methods in order to achieve something, usually to get money.
to pressure or coerce (a person) to buy or do something: to hustle the customers into buying more drinks. to urge, prod, or speed up: Hustle your work along. to obtain by aggressive or illicit means: He could always hustle a buck or two from some sucker.
