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To force or push one's way
“Many times, we hustle our way through our lives only to wind up with a big heap of dissatisfaction at a certain point.”
To move quickly
“Passersby would hustle past without giving the place a second glance.”
To pressure someone into doing something
“They would then hustle them into saying something that would make the next morning's headlines.”
To devote serious and sustained effort to
“The team would really hustle to get the project finished on time.”
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
“The swindler would hustle cashiers by confusing them at the counter.”
To rush or hurry
“He glanced at the clock and realized he'd need to hustle before Laturno gave away his chair and his meal.”
To push roughly
“Protestors would aggressively hustle those who wanted to listen to an opinion opposed to their own.”
To be engaged in tasks or activities
To acquire or gain, especially in return for one's effort or behavior
To practice the world's oldest profession
To take advantage of the kindness or generosity of others
To pursue with romantic interest, especially in an aggressive, sexually suggestive manner
To make or offer inappropriate proposals or services
To bother or cause distress in (someone)
To manipulate or influence an event
To persuade someone to do something by talking to them
To bet money or something else in a gamble
To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents, etc.) in return for profit or some other advantage
To illegally take possession of (especially items of low value)
To persuade someone of the merits of
To be in a state of great activity
To politely or formally ask for
To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility
To arrange or contrive
A state of great activity
“Others may simply wish to take their dog for a walk, visit family, or escape the hustle of major cities.”
A willingness to undertake new or risky endeavors
“You'd best find a salesman with some hustle that's willing to peddle your dodgy product.”
Great, and often showy or disorderly, speed
“Elvis then left the building with great hustle.”
A fraudulent scheme or action
“His claim to being a Nigerian prince was, in actuality, a devious hustle aimed at fleecing society's most vulnerable.”
An act involving fraud or deception
The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance
Whirr or bustle
An eager or uncontrolled struggle against others to obtain or achieve something
The action or crime of stealing
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