hustle

Meanings

Verb

  • To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
  • To rush or hurry.
  • To bundle; to stow something quickly.
  • To con or deceive; especially financially.
  • To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
  • To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
  • To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
  • To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
  • To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
  • To work.
  • To put a lot of effort into one's work.

Noun

  • A state of busy activity.
  • A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
  • A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.
  • An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.

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