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hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
  • ass='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
    Synonyms
    blob chunk clod clot clump dollop glob gob gobbet knob lump nub nubble nugget wad
    Related Words
    bead drop globule
    block body bulk
    particle piece portion
    bit chip crumb granule morsel nubbin patch scrap
hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
  • ass='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
    Synonyms
    blob chunk clod clot clump dollop glob gob gobbet knob lump nub nubble nugget wad
    Related Words
    bead drop globule
    block body bulk
    particle piece portion
    bit chip crumb granule morsel nubbin patch scrap
hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
  • ass='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
    Synonyms
    blob chunk clod clot clump dollop glob gob gobbet knob lump nub nubble nugget wad
    Related Words
    bead drop globule
    block body bulk
    particle piece portion
    bit chip crumb granule morsel nubbin patch scrap
hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
  • ass='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
    Synonyms
    blob chunk clod clot clump dollop glob gob gobbet knob lump nub nubble nugget wad
    Related Words
    bead drop globule
    block body bulk
    particle piece portion
    bit chip crumb granule morsel nubbin patch scrap
hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
  • ass='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
    Synonyms
    blob chunk clod clot clump dollop glob gob gobbet knob lump nub nubble nugget wad
    Related Words
    bead drop globule
    block body bulk
    particle piece portion
    bit chip crumb granule morsel nubbin patch scrap
hus​tle
verb
hus·​tle
ˈhə-səl
hus​tled; hus​tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ ; hus​tles

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to crowd or push roughly jostle, shove //had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
    to convey forcibly or hurriedly //… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … — John Dos Passos
    to urge forward precipitately //hustling tourists from one museum to the next
  • to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up //hustle up new customers //try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game //hustling up some grub
    to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity swindle //hustling the suckers //an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
    to sell or promote energetically and aggressively //hustling a new product
    to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) //hustle pool
  • intransitive ​verb
  • hasten, hurry //you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus