Definition of hustle Hustle

/hʌˈsʌl/ - [husul] - hus•tle

We found 20 definitions of hustle from 6 different sources.

What does hustle mean?

Verb hustles, hustling, hustled
hustle - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
		pluck, roll
		steal steal a base
hustle - pressure or urge someone into an action
		persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
		displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
		receive, have convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
		bustle, bustle about
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

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hustle (Noun)
A state of busy activity.
hustle (Noun)
A type of disco dance.
hustle (Verb)
To rush or hurry.
hustle (Verb)
To con or deceive; especially financially.
hustle (Verb)
To bundle, to stow something quickly.
hustle (Verb)
To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
hustle (Verb)
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
hustle (Verb)
To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
hustle (Verb)
To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
hustle (Verb)
To put a lot of effort into one's work.

hustle (v. t.)
To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.
hustle (v. i.)
To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.

hustle
hus′l, v.t. to shake or push together: to crowd with violence.—n. Hus′tler, an energetic fellow. [Old Dut. hutsen, hutselen, to shake to and fro; cf. hotchpotch.]