hustle

hus·tle

H0335300 (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. Used of a pimp or prostitute.c. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.v.tr.1. To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.2. To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.3. Slang a. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.b. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.c. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.n.1. The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.2. Energetic activity; drive.3. Slang An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit: "the most dangerous and wide-open drug hustle of them all" (Newsweek).

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[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen, frequentative of hutsen.]

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hus′tler n.

hustle

(ˈhʌsəl) vb1. to shove or crowd (someone) roughly2. to move or cause to move hurriedly or furtively: he hustled her out of sight. 3. (tr) to deal with or cause to proceed hurriedly: to hustle legislation through. 4. slang to earn or obtain (something) forcefully5. slang US and Canadian (of procurers and prostitutes) to solicitn6. an instance of hustling7. undue activity8. (Dancing) a disco dance of the 1970s[C17: from Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutsen] ˈhustler n

hus•tle

(ˈhʌs əl)

v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i. 1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically. 2. to push or force one's way; jostle or shove. 3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings. 4. Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means. 5. Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients. v.t. 6. to convey or cause to move, esp. to leave, roughly or hurriedly. 7. to pressure or coerce (a person) to buy or do something, esp. something illicit or ultimately unprofitable. 8. to urge, prod, or speed up: Hustle your work along. 9. to obtain by aggressive and often illicit means: to hustle money from unsuspecting tourists. 10. to sell, promote, or publicize aggressively or vigorously. 11. to jostle, push, or shove roughly. n. 12. energetic activity, as in work. 13. discourteous shoving, pushing, or jostling. 14. Slang. a. an inducing by pressure or deception to buy something, participate in a dishonest scheme, or the like. b. such a scheme, game, or trick. [1675–85; < Dutch husselen, variant of hutselen to shake =hutsen to shake + -el- -le] hus′tler, n.

hustle

Past participle: hustled
Gerund: hustling

Imperative
hustle
hustle

Present
I hustle
you hustle
he/she/it hustles
we hustle
you hustle
they hustle

Preterite
I hustled
you hustled
he/she/it hustled
we hustled
you hustled
they hustled

Present Continuous
I am hustling
you are hustling
he/she/it is hustling
we are hustling
you are hustling
they are hustling

Present Perfect
I have hustled
you have hustled
he/she/it has hustled
we have hustled
you have hustled
they have hustled

Past Continuous
I was hustling
you were hustling
he/she/it was hustling
we were hustling
you were hustling
they were hustling

Past Perfect
I had hustled
you had hustled
he/she/it had hustled
we had hustled
you had hustled
they had hustled

Future
I will hustle
you will hustle
he/she/it will hustle
we will hustle
you will hustle
they will hustle

Future Perfect
I will have hustled
you will have hustled
he/she/it will have hustled
we will have hustled
you will have hustled
they will have hustled

Future Continuous
I will be hustling
you will be hustling
he/she/it will be hustling
we will be hustling
you will be hustling
they will be hustling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hustling
you have been hustling
he/she/it has been hustling
we have been hustling
you have been hustling
they have been hustling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hustling
you will have been hustling
he/she/it will have been hustling
we will have been hustling
you will have been hustling
they will have been hustling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hustling
you had been hustling
he/she/it had been hustling
we had been hustling
you had been hustling
they had been hustling

Conditional
I would hustle
you would hustle
he/she/it would hustle
we would hustle
you would hustle
they would hustle

Past Conditional
I would have hustled
you would have hustled
he/she/it would have hustled
we would have hustled
you would have hustled
they would have hustled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hustle - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertybunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, con, stingsting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
	2.	hustle - a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, flurry, stir, fussruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb	1.	hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"bustle, bustle aboutmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	hustle - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activitypluck, rollsteal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	4.	hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
	5.	hustle - pressure or urge someone into an actionpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

hustle

verb1. jostle, force, push, crowd, rush, hurry, thrust, elbow, shove, jog, bustle, impel The guards hustled Harry out of the car.2. hurry, hasten, get a move on (informal) You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper.noun1. commotion, bustle, activity, excitement, hubbub, hurly-burly, liveliness the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London

hustle

verb1. To increase the speed of:accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, speed (up), step up.2. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.noun1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:drive, enterprise, initiative, punch.Informal: get-up-and-go, gumption, push.2. Rapidness of movement or activity:celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.

Translations

催促奔忙当妓女忙碌硬推

hustle

(ˈhasl) verb1. to push quickly and roughly. The man was hustled out of the office. 草率推離 硬推2. to make (someone) act quickly. Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision. 催促 催促3. (American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally. to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us. (美)騙取 （美）骗取 4. (American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means. hustling on the streets; hustle drugs. (美)以非法手段販售或賺錢 （美）非法做生意或赚钱 5. (American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients. (美)賣淫，拉客 （美）当妓女 noun quick and busy activity. 庸碌 忙碌，奔忙 hustler noun (American) (slang). 1. someone who tries to obtain money dishonestly; a swindler. 以非法手段賺錢的人 耍诡计骗钱的人2. a prostitute. 妓女 妓女3. (informal) someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed. (非正式)(商場上)決心有所成就的人 在生意场上一定要成功的人