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MW→bacterial
Examples
Verb
  • //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.
First Known Use
Verb
1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
an> moil peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat toil travail tug work
Examples
Verb
  • //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.
First Known Use
Verb
1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
bacterial — MW · Shobdo