hustle

Universal Words verb, noun verb 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.