hustle

  • 21hustle — /hus euhl/, v., hustled, hustling, n. v.i. 1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order. 2. to push or force one s way; jostle or shove. 3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings …

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  • 22hustle — hus|tle1 [ˈhʌsəl] v past tense and past participle hustled present participle hustling [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: husselen to shake ] 1.) [T] to make someone move quickly, especially by pushing them roughly hustle sb into/out of/through… …

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  • 23hustle — 1 verb hustled, hustling 1 (T) to make someone move quickly, especially by pushing them roughly: hustle sb out/into/through etc: I was hustled out of the building by a couple of security men. | hustle sb off somewhere: She hustled the kids off to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24hustle — verb (hustled; hustling) Etymology: Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen Date: 1720 transitive verb 1. a. jostle, shove b. to convey forcibly or hurriedly c. to urge forward precipitately …

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  • 25hustle — verb 1) I was hustled away Syn: manhandle, push, shove, thrust, frogmarch, whisk, bundle 2) we ll have to hustle to catch the bus Syn: rush, hurry, be quick, hasten; speed up …

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  • 26hustle — I n. (slang) quick movement to get a hustle on (AE) II v. (P; tr.) the police hustled the prisoner into a cell * * * [ hʌs(ə)l] (P;tr.) the police hustled the prisoner into a cell (slang) [ quick movement ] to get a hustle on (AE) …

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  • 27hustle — [ˈhʌs(ə)l] verb I 1) [T] to make someone go quickly to the place where you want them to go As soon as he arrived in the country, he was hustled off to prison.[/ex] 2) [I/T] American to move or to do something in a quick effective way 3) [I/T]… …

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  • 28hustle — hus•tle [[t]ˈhʌs əl[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 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) sts Slang. to earn one s living by… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29hustle — 1. verb a) To rush or hurry. Ill have to hustle to get there on time. b) To con or deceive. Men in dairy lunches were hustling to gulp down the food which cooks had hustled to fry 2 …

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  • 30hustle — Synonyms and related words: Charleston, Highland fling, Lambeth Walk, Mexican hat dance, Portland fancy, Virginia reel, Watusi, accelerate, action, activity, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, allemande, ambitiousness …

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