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hustle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ verb
hustles; hustled; hustling /ˈhʌsəlɪŋ/
1 hustle
/ˈhʌsəl/
verb
hustles; hustled; hustling /ˈhʌsəlɪŋ/
Learner's definition of HUSTLE
[+ object] : to quickly move or push (someone) often in a rough way推搡;猛推;挤
[no object] chiefly US
: to move or work in a quick and energetic way急速行进;拼命干活
: to play a sport with a lot of energy and effort(体育比赛中)积极比赛
US, informal
: to get (something, such as money) in an illegal or improper way(非法或不当)取得,获得
[+ object
[no object]
[+ object] : to sell (something illegal, such as drugs)兜售(毒品等非法物品)
: to sell (something) in an illegal or improper way(非法或不当地)兜售
[+ object] informal
: to take something and especially money from (someone) by lying or doing something unfair : to swindle or cheat (someone)骗钱;欺诈
chiefly US : to earn money by playing (a gambling game) and especially by playing against people who are less skillful than you are(通过赌博,尤指通过与技术较差的对手赌博)赢钱
[no object] US, informal : to work as a prostitute卖淫

hustle up

[phrasal verb]
hustle up (something) or hustle (something) up US, informal
: to quickly get or find (something)迅速得到;迅速找到
2 hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ noun
plural hustles
2 hustle
/ˈhʌsəl/
noun
plural hustles
Learner's definition of HUSTLE
[noncount]
: energetic activity忙碌;奔忙
chiefly US : effort and energy in playing a sport(体育比赛中的)拼搏,努力
[count] informal : a dishonest plan for getting money欺诈行为;骗钱手段
TOEFL BNC: 15380 COCA: 9394

hustle

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verb

hus·​tle ˈhə-səl How to pronounce hustle (audio)
hustled; hustling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce hustle (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove
had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters
b
: to convey forcibly or hurriedly
… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door … John Dos Passos
c
: to urge forward precipitately
hustling tourists from one museum to the next
2
a
: to obtain by energetic activity
usually used with up
hustle up new customerstry to hustle up some tickets to tonight's gamehustling up some grub
b
: to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity : swindle
hustling the suckers
an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
c
: to sell or promote energetically and aggressively
hustling a new product
d
: to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game)
hustle pool

intransitive verb

1
2
: hasten, hurry
you'd better hustle if you want to catch the bus
3
a
: to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business
Our quartet was out hustling … and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over. Louis Armstrong
b
: to obtain money by fraud or deception
c
: to engage in prostitution
4
: to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner
She's not the most talented player on the team, but she always hustles.

hustle

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noun

1
a
: energetic activity
I … went about the hustle of summer life. Stephen W. Kress
You stepped out of Penn Station into the dizzying hustle of Eighth Avenue … Colson Whitehead
I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city.
b
chiefly US : effort and energy in playing a sport
a baseball player who has been criticized for lack of hustle
The fans admire them for their hustle.
a player known more for his hustle than his talent
2
informal : a dishonest plan for getting money : scam
Now, the secret of any hustle is that you have to have information that the other guy doesn't have. Paul Newman
… a once-inspired con man on his last hustle Marilyn Stasio

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
When the alarms sounded, Juanico would hustle to grab the clean garments off the clothesline before she was enveloped by dust clouds. Eli Cahan, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 Last week, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson said the coaches would have to hustle to have Williams ready for the season when he became medically cleared to return to the field. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 9 June 2022 No one has pouted, failed to hustle or responded to the jeering at Comerica Park — even Javier Baez, who has become a favorite target of the boo birds. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022 One key possibility is that one of the parties involved wanted an ESPN story out there, in order to try to hustle the negotiations along, or to try to induce a changed offer or position. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2022 Another Blue Devil error, coming on an errant throw to first on a bunt attempt by senior Luke Wagner, allowed Janzen to hustle his way home for another run. Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022 Drive is one thing, but being able to hustle through it is another thing. Frederick Daso, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Because of the scale and prestige of the military’s training programs, their institutional practices remain highly influential on civilian exercise, which has helped to hustle the sit-up further to the margins over the past few years. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022 The crew’s formula for speed is to hustle up the mountainside with trees, use a tool known as a HoeDad to make a hole, insert the seedling, and then promptly repeat. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen

First Known Use

Verb

1720, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hustle was in 1720
TOEFL BNC: 15380 COCA: 9394

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