v. & n.
v. 1 tr. push roughly; jostle. 2 tr. a (foll. by into, out of, etc.) force, coerce, or deal with hurriedly or unceremoniously (hustled them out of the room). b (foll. by into) coerce hurriedly (was hustled into agreeing). 3 intr. push one's way; hurry, bustle. 4 tr. sl. a obtain by forceful action. b swindle. 5 intr. sl. engage in prostitution.
n. 1 an act or instance of hustling. 2 colloq. a fraud or swindle.
[ MDu. husselen shake, toss, frequent. of hutsen, orig. imit. ]