Hustle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a rapid active commotion (syn: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, stir)
verb
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (syn: pluck, roll)
- get by trying hard
Extra examples
The guards hustled the prisoners into the jail.
The star's manager hustled him out the back door of the theater to avoid the throngs of fans.
He's not the most talented player on the team, but he always hustles.
He's been hustling drugs for a few years.
They hustle diamonds, furs—whatever people are buying.
The police hustled the prisoner into a cell.
I was hustled out of the building by a couple of security men.
He was hustled away by police officers.
Cindy's not a great player, but she really hustles.
We need to hustle if we're going to make this flight.
The team has a lot of talent but no hustle.
The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater
...his chronic tardiness has put him in poor standing with his boss, who values hustle and promptitude...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: hustle
he/she/it: hustles
present participle: hustling
past tense: hustled
past participle: hustled
singular: hustle
plural: hustles
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