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   Hus·tle

   /ˈhəs(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction: "they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon"
   • ▪ push roughly; jostle: "they were hissed and hustled as they went in" Similar jostlepushpush roughlybumpknockshovenudgeelbowshouldercrowdmob
   • ▪ hurry; bustle: "he had to retag second base and hustle back to first" Similar manhandlepushshovethrustfrogmarchbulldozerushhurryhastenwhisksweepinformal:bundle
   • 2. obtain by forceful action or persuasion: informal North American "the brothers headed to New York to try and hustle a record deal"
   • ▪ coerce or pressure someone into doing or choosing something: "don't be hustled into anything" Similar coerceforcecompelpressurepressurizebadgerpesterhoundharassnagharryurgegoadprodspurbrowbeatbludgeonbulldozesteamrollerdragoonprevail onstrong-arminformal:railroadbouncefast-talk
   • ▪ sell aggressively: "he hustled his company's oil around the country"
   • ▪ obtain by illicit action; swindle; cheat: "Linda hustled money from men she met"
   • 3. engage in prostitution. informal North American

   noun

   • 1. busy movement and 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"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. hustle (sense 3 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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