hustle
Nouns
- (n) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence game, confidence trick, con game, flimflam, gyp, con, sting,
- (n) a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, flurry, stir, fuss,
Verbs
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(v) cause to move furtively and hurriedly
- The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater
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(v) move or cause to move energetically or busily
- The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
- (v) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity pluck, roll,
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(v) get by trying hard
- she hustled a free lunch from the waiter
- (v) pressure or urge someone into an action