1 [VN+adv./prep.] to make sb move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way:
He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. * I was hustled into a waiting car.
2 [VN] ~ sb (into sth) to force sb to make a decision before they are ready or sure:
All the family felt that Stephen had been hustled into the engagement by Claire.
3 (informal, especially AmE) to sell or obtain sth, often illegally:
[VN] to hustle dope * [V] They survive by hustling on the streets.
4 [V] (AmE, informal) to act in an aggressive way or with a lot of energy
5 [V] (AmE, slang) to work as a prostitute
noun [U] busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one place:
We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend.
