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Meaning of 'hustle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hustle [ v. i.]
- To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.
2 . 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.

Meaning of 'hustle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hustle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- get by trying hard
Example in sentence:
  • she hustled a free lunch from the waiter
Meaning (2):
- move or cause to move energetically or busily
Example in sentence:
  • The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
Meaning (3):
- cause to move furtively and hurriedly
Example in sentence:
  • The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater

Nearby Words:

husband husbandable husbandage husbanded husbanding husbandless husbandly husbandman husbandmen husbandry

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