Etymology: (1675–85; < D husselen, var. of hutselen to shake =hutsen to shake +-el- -le)
Definition of 'HUSTLE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
3. (verb)hustle cause to move furtively and hurriedly "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
4. (verb)bustle, bustle about, hustle move or cause to move energetically or busily "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
5. (verb)hustle, pluck, roll sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
6. (verb)hustle get by trying hard "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
7. (verb)hustle pressure or urge someone into an action
Definition of 'HUSTLE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)HUSTLE to shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room
2. (verb)HUSTLE to push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry