hustle
/ˈhʌsəl/
noun
- A busy, energetic activity or movement.
- I miss the hustle and bustle of the market.
- There was a lot of hustle in the kitchen before dinner.
- The hustle of the city can be overwhelming at first.
- A dishonest scheme or trick to get money.
- The con artist's hustle was finally exposed.
- He fell for a classic street hustle and lost his wallet.
- The police cracked down on the ticket hustle outside the stadium.
- A type of fast, energetic dance popular in the 1970s.
- She won the dance contest with her perfect hustle moves.
- The disco was full of people doing the hustle.
- They learned the hustle at a retro dance party.
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verb
- To move or act quickly and with energy.
- She hustled through the crowd to get to the front.
- We need to hustle if we want to catch the bus.
- The waiter hustled from table to table during the lunch rush.
- To push or force someone or something roughly.
- They hustled the heavy boxes into the truck.
- The security guard hustled the man out of the building.
- The crowd hustled her along the narrow street.
- To work hard to achieve something, especially in business or to make money.
- He hustled all summer to save enough for a car.
- Small business owners often have to hustle to find new customers.
- She hustled to get her art noticed by gallery owners.
- To sell or obtain something in a dishonest or aggressive way.
- They were arrested for hustling stolen goods.
- He tried to hustle fake watches to tourists.
- She hustled her way into the VIP party without a ticket.
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