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   hustle

   /ˈhʌsl/

   verb

   • 1. push roughly; jostle: "they were hissed and hustled as they went in" Similar jostlepushpush roughlybumpknockshovenudgeelbowshouldercrowdmob
   • ▪ force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously: "I was hustled away to a cold cell"
   • ▪ push one's way; bustle: "Stockwell hustled into the penalty area" Similar manhandlepushshovethrustfrogmarchbulldozerushhurryhastenwhisksweepinformal:bundle
   • 2. obtain illicitly or by forceful action: informal North American "Linda hustled money from men she met"
   • ▪ pressure someone into doing something: "don't be hustled into anything unless you really want to" Similar coerceforcecompelpressurepressurizebadgerpesterhoundharassnagharryurgegoadprodspurbrowbeatbludgeonbulldozesteamrollerdragoonprevail onstrong-arminformal:railroadbouncefast-talk
   • ▪ sell aggressively: "he hustled his company's oil around the country"
   • 3. engage in prostitution: informal North American "she would hustle for a few dollars"

   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"

   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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