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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is hustle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, hustle is tagged as verb.
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