HUSTLE


Meaning of HUSTLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhə-səl ]

verb

( hus·tled ; hus·tling ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ)

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

Date: 1720

transitive verb

1.

a. : jostle , shove

b. : to convey forcibly or hurriedly

c. : to urge forward precipitately

2.

a. : to obtain by energetic activity

hustle up new customers

b. : to sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

hustling the suckers

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. : shove , press

2. : hasten , hurry

3.

a. : to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business

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

• hustle noun

• hus·tler ˈhə-slər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.