HUSTLE


Meaning of HUSTLE in English

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.

Etymology: MDu. husselen shake, toss, frequent. of hutsen, orig. imit.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.