What does hustle mean?

Definitions for hustle
ˈhʌs əlhus·tle

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hustle.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamnoun

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

  2. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirverb

    a rapid active commotion

  3. hustleverb

    cause to move furtively and hurriedly

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

  4. bustle, bustle about, hustleverb

    move or cause to move energetically or busily

    "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

  5. hustle, pluck, rollverb

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

  6. hustleverb

    get by trying hard

    "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

  7. hustleverb

    pressure or urge someone into an action

Wiktionary

  1. hustlenoun

    A state of busy activity.

  2. hustlenoun

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

  3. hustleverb

    To rush or hurry.

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

  4. hustleverb

    To con or deceive; especially financially.

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

  5. hustleverb

    To bundle, to stow something quickly.

  6. hustleverb

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

  7. hustleverb

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

  8. hustleverb

    To sell sex, to work as a pimp.

  9. hustleverb

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Hustleverb

    To shake together.

    Etymology: perhaps corrupted from hurtle.

Wikipedia

  1. HUSTLE

    Hustle (ハッスル, Hassuru) was 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.

ChatGPT

  1. hustle

    Hustle generally refers to quick, energetic activity or movement, often intended to achieve a goal. It can also mean to work hard towards one's goals in an energetic, determined way. In a more informal or slang sense, it could refer to engaging in small-scale, unofficial, or sometimes fraudulent schemes in order to make a profit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hustleverb

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

  2. Hustleverb

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

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

Wikidata

  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

  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.]

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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. 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.

  2. Morgan Howell Moylan:

    For Riley Howell side hustle, Riley Howell worked for a landscaping company. Riley Howell'd always deliver the biggest trees because Riley Howell was able to pick them up. The old ladies loved Riley Howell.

  3. Adah Eminentz:

    When you eventually Dreamt it,prayer and Hustle would lead you there,,,come-what may...

  4. Bruce Montgomery:

    Don't hide behind the coattails of government. Move forward with business solutions to solve the problems that we have right now, the good news is through advanced technologies, 3D printing, 3D manufacturing, you can put a manufacturing facility in your basement. You can put it in a 1,000 square foot garage. There's no reason we shouldn't be making and printing and designing and producing. And look, you can put a saying on a t-shirt and sell them for $40 and make a $2,000 on the weekend. So get your hustle on, and start doing business.

  5. 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.

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Translations for hustle

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  • صخبArabic
  • spěchat, pospíchatCzech
  • Hektik, Hast, sich beeilen, betrügen, Hetze, Eile, hetzen, abziehenGerman
  • apurarse, darse prisaSpanish
  • کلاشی کردنPersian
  • hustle, petkuttaa, huijata, kiirehtiä, kiiruhtaa, kiire, hoppu, huiputtaa, hoppuillaFinnish
  • bousculadeFrench
  • למהר, לרמותHebrew
  • lHungarian
  • mendorong dengan cepatIndonesian
  • attività febbrileItalian
  • ハッスルJapanese
  • 정력적 활동Korean
  • agitandoLatin
  • razkruķītLatvian
  • tutetute, whakatūkawikawi, ātute, taututetuteMāori
  • pośpiechPolish
  • apressar-sePortuguese
  • обманывать, толкотня, спешка, сутолока, надувать, спешить, суета, хасл, надуть, обмануть, торопиться, раскрути́тьRussian
  • தள்ளுTamil
  • เร่งรีบThai
  • aceleTurkish
  • ہلچلUrdu
  • chen lấnVietnamese
  • 喧囂Chinese

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