hustle

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verb

hus·tle ˈhə-səl How to pronounce hustle (audio)

hustled; hustling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce hustle (audio)

transitive verb

: to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove

had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters

: to convey forcibly or hurriedly

… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door …

John Dos Passos

: to urge forward precipitately

hustling tourists from one museum to the next

: to obtain by energetic activity

—usually used with up

hustle up new customerstry to hustle up some tickets to tonight's gamehustling up some grub

: 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

: to sell or promote energetically and aggressively

hustling a new product

: to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game)

hustle pool

intransitive verb

: shove, press

: hasten, hurry

you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus

: to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business

Our quartet was out hustling … and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over.

Louis Armstrong

: to obtain money by fraud or deception

: to engage in prostitution

: to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner

She's not the most talented player on the team, but she always hustles.

hustle

2 of 2

noun

: energetic activity

I … went about the hustle of summer life.

Stephen W. Kress

You stepped out of Penn Station into the dizzying hustle of Eighth Avenue …

Colson Whitehead

I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city.

chiefly US : effort and energy in playing a sport

a baseball player who has been criticized for lack of hustle

The fans admire them for their hustle.

a player known more for his hustle than his talent

informal : a dishonest plan for getting money : scam

Now, the secret of any hustle is that you have to have information that the other guy doesn't have.

Paul Newman

… a once-inspired con man on his last hustle …

Marilyn Stasio

Example Sentences

Verb The guards hustled the prisoners into the jail. The star's manager hustled him out the back door of the theater to avoid the throngs of fans. He's not the most talented player on the team, but he always hustles. He's been hustling drugs for a few years. They hustle diamonds, furs—whatever people are buying.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

When the alarms sounded, Juanico would hustle to grab the clean garments off the clothesline before she was enveloped by dust clouds.

Eli Cahan, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 Last week, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson said the coaches would have to hustle to have Williams ready for the season when he became medically cleared to return to the field.

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 9 June 2022 No one has pouted, failed to hustle or responded to the jeering at Comerica Park — even Javier Baez, who has become a favorite target of the boo birds.

Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022 One key possibility is that one of the parties involved wanted an ESPN story out there, in order to try to hustle the negotiations along, or to try to induce a changed offer or position.

Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2022 Another Blue Devil error, coming on an errant throw to first on a bunt attempt by senior Luke Wagner, allowed Janzen to hustle his way home for another run.

Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022 Drive is one thing, but being able to hustle through it is another thing.

Frederick Daso, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Because of the scale and prestige of the military’s training programs, their institutional practices remain highly influential on civilian exercise, which has helped to hustle the sit-up further to the margins over the past few years.

Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022 The crew’s formula for speed is to hustle up the mountainside with trees, use a tool known as a HoeDad to make a hole, insert the seedling, and then promptly repeat.

Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2022 See More

hustling 1 of 2

adjective

as in driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

driving
diligent
industrious
enterprising
motivated
hungry
dynamic
eager
venturesome
determined
spirited
venturous
lively
competing
opportunistic
raring
aggressive
pushing
competitive
impassioned
energetic
pushy
vigorous
animated
gung ho
aspiring
assertive
high-flying
avid
ardent
rival
hard-driving
ambitious
pretentious
keen
go-getting
self-assertive
overambitious
rivalrous
self-seeking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

indifferent
uninterested
disinterested
lackadaisical
casual
easygoing
apathetic
lazy
unexcited
shiftless
unenthusiastic
lethargic
sluggish
listless
uneager
tepid
halfhearted
lukewarm
spiritless
lazyish
unaggressive
unassertive
ambitionless
unambitious

hustling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hustle

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

laboring
struggling
working
striving
trying
toiling
sweating
grubbing
slaving
drudging
plowing
tugging
slogging
endeavoring
humping
moiling
plodding
plugging
fagging
straining
travailing
banging away
attacking
driving
sweating blood
scratching
exerting
trudging
scrabbling
digging (away)
beavering (away)
essaying
overworking
pegging (away)
exercising
overexerting
wading
pitching in
digging in
knuckling down
eking out
buckling (down)
applying (oneself)
hammering (away)
putting out
grinding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

breaking
loafing
slackening
lounging
idling
shirking
easing (up)
bumming
chilling
resting
hanging (around or out)
lazing
dallying
playing
relaxing
letting up
unwinding
lolling
hacking (around)
hanging
basking
slacking (off)
goldbricking
goofing (off)
dabbling
reposing
dillydallying
footling
trifling
doodling
vegging out
fooling around
goofing (around)
puttering (around)
monkeying (around)
pottering (around)
hanging about
messing around
fribbling

as in hurrying

to proceed or move quickly we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train

Synonyms & Similar Words

hurrying
racing
rushing
traveling
scurrying
driving
speeding
trotting
chasing
flying
zipping
running
jumping
buzzing
travelling
darting
scooting
bustling
blowing
stepping
blasting
dashing
ripping
scuttling
tearing
shooting
barreling
whirling
jogging
bowling
zooming
breezing
haring
blazing
careening
careering
ramming
bolting
humping
rustling
hurling
hurtling
motoring
bundling
hying
rocketing
hastening
highballing
whisking
nipping
jetting
belting
galloping
coursing
pelting
barrelling
cannonballing
scuffling
bombing
flitting
scampering
hieing
sprinting
beating it
whizzing
accelerating
scudding
stampeding
making tracks
beetling
streaking
shaking a leg
stepping on it
hotfooting (it)
outrunning
cracking (on)
getting a move on
quickening
overtaking
outpacing
outstripping
arrowing
beelining
stepping out
catching up
fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

crawling
creeping
poking
dragging
lingering
dawdling
strolling
shuffling
lagging
loitering
poking
hanging (around or out)
sauntering
ambling
plodding
dallying
lumbering
tarrying
dillydallying
decelerating
slowing (down or up)

as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change

Synonyms & Similar Words

squeezing
cheating
doing
plucking
beating
sticking
screwing
stinging
swindling
rooking
defrauding
bleeding
fleecing
tricking
shortchanging
chiseling
fiddling
deceiving
victimizing
conning
bilking
mulcting
diddling
suckering
gaffing
exploiting
stiffing
fooling
reaming
extorting
hosing
shorting
skinning
cozening
euchring
shaking down
chiselling
nobbling
flimflamming
betraying
ripping off
chousing
thimblerigging
wrenching
gouging
taking for a ride
taking to the cleaners
milking
doing in
soaking
nicking
clipping
skunking
gulling
wringing
duping
overcharging
wresting
bitching
selling a bill of goods to
bamboozling
double-crossing
fast-talking
roping (in)

单词	hustling
释义	hustle 1 of 2 verb hus·tle ˈhə-səl hustled; hustling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 a : to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters b : to convey forcibly or hurriedly … grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … John Dos Passos c : to urge forward precipitately hustling tourists from one museum to the next 2 a : to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up hustle up new customerstry to hustle up some tickets to tonight's gamehustling up some grub b : 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 hustling a new product d : to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) hustle pool intransitive verb 1 : shove, press 2 : hasten, hurry you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus 3 a : to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business Our quartet was out hustling … and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over. Louis Armstrong b : to obtain money by fraud or deception c : to engage in prostitution 4 : to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner She's not the most talented player on the team, but she always hustles. hustle 2 of 2 noun 1 a : energetic activity I … went about the hustle of summer life. Stephen W. Kress You stepped out of Penn Station into the dizzying hustle of Eighth Avenue … Colson Whitehead I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city. b chiefly US : effort and energy in playing a sport a baseball player who has been criticized for lack of hustle The fans admire them for their hustle. a player known more for his hustle than his talent 2 informal : a dishonest plan for getting money : scam Now, the secret of any hustle is that you have to have information that the other guy doesn't have. Paul Newman … a once-inspired con man on his last hustle … Marilyn Stasio Synonyms Verb bang away beaver (away) dig (away) drudge endeavor fag grub hump labor moil peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat toil travail tug work See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The guards hustled the prisoners into the jail. The star's manager hustled him out the back door of the theater to avoid the throngs of fans. He's not the most talented player on the team, but he always hustles. He's been hustling drugs for a few years. They hustle diamonds, furs—whatever people are buying. Recent Examples on the Web Verb When the alarms sounded, Juanico would hustle to grab the clean garments off the clothesline before she was enveloped by dust clouds. Eli Cahan, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 Last week, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson said the coaches would have to hustle to have Williams ready for the season when he became medically cleared to return to the field. Mark Inabinett \| Minabinett@al.com, al, 9 June 2022 No one has pouted, failed to hustle or responded to the jeering at Comerica Park — even Javier Baez, who has become a favorite target of the boo birds. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022 One key possibility is that one of the parties involved wanted an ESPN story out there, in order to try to hustle the negotiations along, or to try to induce a changed offer or position. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2022 Another Blue Devil error, coming on an errant throw to first on a bunt attempt by senior Luke Wagner, allowed Janzen to hustle his way home for another run. Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022 Drive is one thing, but being able to hustle through it is another thing. Frederick Daso, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Because of the scale and prestige of the military’s training programs, their institutional practices remain highly influential on civilian exercise, which has helped to hustle the sit-up further to the margins over the past few years. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022 The crew’s formula for speed is to hustle up the mountainside with trees, use a tool known as a HoeDad to make a hole, insert the seedling, and then promptly repeat. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen First Known Use Verb 1720, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing hustle side hustle hustle up hustle and bustle side hustle hustle up hustle and bustle Kids Definition hustle 1 of 2 verb hus·tle ˈhə-səl hustled; hustling 1 : to push, crowd, or force forward roughly Officers hustled the prisoner to jail. 2 : to move or work rapidly and tirelessly They're hustling to get the job done. He hustled back to class. hustle 2 of 2 noun : energetic activity The hustle and bustle of the school day began. hustling 1 of 2 adjective as in driving Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance driving diligent industrious enterprising motivated hungry dynamic eager venturesome determined spirited venturous lively competing opportunistic raring aggressive pushing competitive impassioned energetic pushy vigorous animated gung ho aspiring assertive high-flying avid ardent rival hard-driving ambitious pretentious keen go-getting self-assertive overambitious rivalrous self-seeking Antonyms & Near Antonyms indifferent uninterested disinterested lackadaisical casual easygoing apathetic lazy unexcited shiftless unenthusiastic lethargic sluggish listless uneager tepid halfhearted lukewarm spiritless lazyish unaggressive unassertive ambitionless unambitious See More hustling 2 of 2 verb present participle of hustle 1 as in laboring to devote serious and sustained effort everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule Synonyms & Similar Words laboring struggling working striving trying toiling sweating grubbing slaving drudging plowing tugging slogging endeavoring humping moiling plodding plugging fagging straining travailing banging away attacking driving sweating blood scratching exerting trudging scrabbling digging (away) beavering (away) essaying overworking pegging (away) exercising overexerting wading pitching in digging in knuckling down eking out buckling (down) applying (oneself) hammering (away) putting out grinding (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms breaking loafing slackening lounging idling shirking easing (up) bumming chilling resting hanging (around or out) lazing dallying playing relaxing letting up unwinding lolling hacking (around) hanging basking slacking (off) goldbricking goofing (off) dabbling reposing dillydallying footling trifling doodling vegging out fooling around goofing (around) puttering (around) monkeying (around) pottering (around) hanging about messing around fribbling See More 2 as in hurrying to proceed or move quickly we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train Synonyms & Similar Words hurrying racing rushing traveling scurrying driving speeding trotting chasing flying zipping running jumping buzzing travelling darting scooting bustling blowing stepping blasting dashing ripping scuttling tearing shooting barreling whirling jogging bowling zooming breezing haring blazing careening careering ramming bolting humping rustling hurling hurtling motoring bundling hying rocketing hastening highballing whisking nipping jetting belting galloping coursing pelting barrelling cannonballing scuffling bombing flitting scampering hieing sprinting beating it whizzing accelerating scudding stampeding making tracks beetling streaking shaking a leg stepping on it hotfooting (it) outrunning cracking (on) getting a move on quickening overtaking outpacing outstripping arrowing beelining stepping out catching up fast-forwarding Antonyms & Near Antonyms crawling creeping poking dragging lingering dawdling strolling shuffling lagging loitering poking hanging (around or out) sauntering ambling plodding dallying lumbering tarrying dillydallying decelerating slowing (down or up) See More 3 as in squeezing to rob by the use of trickery or threats a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change Synonyms & Similar Words squeezing cheating doing plucking beating sticking screwing stinging swindling rooking defrauding bleeding fleecing tricking shortchanging chiseling fiddling deceiving victimizing conning bilking mulcting diddling suckering gaffing exploiting stiffing fooling reaming extorting hosing shorting skinning cozening euchring shaking down chiselling nobbling flimflamming betraying ripping off chousing thimblerigging wrenching gouging taking for a ride taking to the cleaners milking doing in soaking nicking clipping skunking gulling wringing duping overcharging wresting bitching selling a bill of goods to bamboozling double-crossing fast-talking roping (in)
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hustle

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