Definitions for hustle
ˈhʌs əlhus·tle

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam(noun)

   a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

2. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir(verb)

   a rapid active commotion

3. hustle(verb)

   cause to move furtively and hurriedly

   "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

4. bustle, bustle about, hustle(verb)

   move or cause to move energetically or busily

   "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

5. hustle, pluck, roll(verb)

   sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

6. hustle(verb)

   get by trying hard

   "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

7. hustle(verb)

   pressure or urge someone into an action

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hustle(Noun)

   A state of busy activity.

2. hustle(Noun)

   A type of disco dance. See Wikipedia:Hustle (dance) for more information.

3. hustle(Verb)

   To rush or hurry.

   I'll have to hustle to get there on time.

4. hustle(Verb)

   To con or deceive; especially financially.

   The guy tried to hustle me into buying into a bogus real estate deal.

5. hustle(Verb)

   To bundle, to stow something quickly.

6. hustle(Verb)

   to dance the hustle (see Wikipedia:Hustle (dance))

7. hustle(Verb)

   To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.

8. hustle(Verb)

   To sell sex, to work as a pimp.

9. hustle(Verb)

   To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hustle(verb)

   to shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room

   Etymology: [D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf. Hotchpotch.]

2. Hustle(verb)

   to push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry

   Etymology: [D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf. Hotchpotch.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hustle

   Ｈustle is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. Hustle can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of professional wrestling in Japan.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hustle

   hus′l, v.t. to shake or push together: to crowd with violence.—n. Hus′tler, an energetic fellow. [Old Dut. hutsen, hutselen, to shake to and fro; cf. hotchpotch.]

Anagrams for hustle »

1. sleuth

How to pronounce hustle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hustle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hustle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hustle in a Sentence

1. Anna Hakkarainen:

   Only few people know that the mysterious north is as fascinating during summer and autumn, which tends to be our off-peak season, lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.

2. Barack Obama:

   Jesus lived a life of peace, love, kindness and forgiveness, during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, may we all do our best to follow his example.

3. Erin Lowry:

   You can't just go pick up a side hustle right now.

4. President Barack Obama:

   He was playing 'Do the Hustle' - on an accordion. She said she found this 'sexy and brave.' I mean, the brave part I understand.

5. Rudyard Kipling:

   And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.

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