hustle
To rush or hurryTo rush or hurry.
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Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Examples
28 sentencesNow I want you to hustle.
ruТеперь я хочу, чтобы ты поторопился. — BW
Are you hustling me?
Tom has to hustle.
Meaning
12 senses(intransitive)To rush or hurry.
I'll have to hustle to get there on time.
sich beeilen, hetzen
спеши́тьspešítʹ, торопи́тьсяtoropítʹsja
(transitive)To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
The guy tried to hustle me into buying into a bogus real estate deal.
betrügen, abziehen
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ, надува́тьnaduvátʹ
(informal)To put a lot of effort into one's work.
More meanings 9
To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
(transitive)To bundle; to stow something quickly.
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one.
(informal)To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
(informal)To serve (a clientele) as a prostitute.
To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
(informal)To work.
(informal)To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
(informal)To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- cause to move furtively and hurriedly
- move or cause to move energetically or busily
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- get by trying hard
Origin
From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentativeFrom Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).
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Forms
hustles, hustling, hustled, hustledTenses
hustle · hustled · will hustle · have hustledSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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