HUSTLE


Meaning of HUSTLE in English

■ verb

1》 push roughly; jostle.

↘force to move hurriedly or unceremoniously: I was ~d away.

2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain illicitly or by forceful action.

↘( ~ someone into ) pressure someone into doing something.

↘sell aggressively.

3》 N. Amer. informal engage in prostitution.

■ noun

1》 busy movement and activity.

2》 N. Amer. informal a fraud or swindle.

Origin

C17: from MDu. hutselen .

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