hustle
verb
[ ˈhʌs(ə)l ]
• push roughly; jostle.
• "they were hissed and hustled as they went in"
Similar:
jostle,
push,
push roughly,
bump,
knock,
shove,
nudge,
elbow,
shoulder,
crowd,
mob,
• obtain illicitly or by forceful action.
• "Linda hustled money from men she met"
• engage in prostitution.
• "she would hustle for a few dollars"
hustle
noun
• a state of great activity.
• "the hustle and bustle of the big cities"
Similar:
activity,
bustle,
hustle and bustle,
hurly-burly,
commotion,
tumult,
hubbub,
brouhaha,
busyness,
action,
liveliness,
animation,
movement,
life,
excitement,
agitation,
fuss,
flurry,
stir,
whirl,
toing and froing,
comings and goings,
rumpus,
ballyhoo,
hoo-ha,
hullabaloo,
to-do,
hurry-scurry,
pother,
• a fraud or swindle.
• "the hustles being used to avoid the draft"
Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen . hustle (sense 3 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century.
