hustle

hus·tle  (hsl)

v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles

v.intr.

1. To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time.

2. To push or force one's way.

3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.

4. Slang

a. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.

b. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute.

c. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.

v.tr.

1. To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.

2. To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.

3. Slang

a. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.

b. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.

c. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.

n.

1. The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.

2. Energetic activity; drive.

3. Slang An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit: "the most dangerous and wide-open drug hustle of them all" (Newsweek).

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[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen, frequentative of hutsen.]

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hustler n.

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hustle

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. to make (someone) move by pushing or jostling them: he hustled her away

2. to deal with (something) hurriedly: they did not heedlessly hustle the tempo

3. US & Canad slang (of a prostitute) to solicit clients

Noun

lively activity and excitement [Dutch husselen to shake]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hustle - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, con, sting sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
	2.	hustle - a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, flurry, stir, fuss ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb	1.	hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" bustle, bustle about move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	hustle - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity pluck, roll steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	4.	hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter" receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
	5.	hustle - pressure or urge someone into an action persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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hustle

verb 1. jostle, force, push, crowd, rush, hurry, thrust, elbow, shove, jog, bustle, impel

verb 2. hurry, hasten, get a move on (informal)

Translations

hustle [ˈhʌsl] vt (= push) → empujar (= hurry); dar prisa a

n → bullicio, actividad f febril;

hustle and bustle → ajetreo

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hustle [ˈhʌsl] vt → pousser, bousculer

n → bousculade f;

hustle and bustle n → tourbillon m (d'activité)

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hustle [ˈhʌsl] vt → drängen

n hustle and bustle → Geschäftigkeit f

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hustle [ˈhʌsl] vt → spingere, incalzare

n → pigia pigia m inv;

hustle and bustle → trambusto

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hustle

v hustle [ˈhasl]

1 to push quickly and roughly The man was hustled out of the office. stamp en stoot يَدْفَع بِخُشونَه блъскам (се) vystrčit skubbe; puffe stoßen σπρώχνω βίαια empujar, echar a empellones tõukama هل دادن tuuppia bousculer לִדחוֹת בְּגָסוּת धक्का देना, शीघ्रता से भेजना grubo (se) gurati tolakodik; kituszkol mendorong hrekja; hrinda spingere ぐっと押す 난폭하게 밀다 išgrūsti grūstīt; grūstīties; izgrūst mengasak hectiek dytte, puffe, skubbe til popychać empurrar a îm­brânci пихать vystrčiť suniti izgurati knuffa[] เบียด yaka paça götürmek, yaka paça etmek 硬推 штовхати(ся) دھکیلنا đẩy 硬推

2 to make (someone) act quickly Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision. aanjaag يَدْفَع ، يُسَرِّع тласкам nutit presse drängen πιέζω, βιάζω empujar, meter prisa tagant tõukama بتندی عمل كردن hoputtaa bousculer לְזָרֵז तेजी से कोई काम करना požurivati, nametati se sürget mendesak þröngva spingere, sollecitare 急がせる 재촉하다 skubinti, raginti steidzināt mendesak opdringen skynde på, mase (på) przynaglać, popędzać pressionar a goni подгонять nútiť siliti gurati tvinga, pressa เร่ง acele et(tir)mek 催促 спонукати, примушувати کسی سے جلدی کروانا thúc ép 催促

3 (American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us. knoei, konkel, op 'n slinkse wyse bekom يَخْتَلِس ، يَحْصَل بِطَريقَه غيْر قانونيَّه печеля пари по нечестен начин obrat, oškubat svindle; fuppe bedrängen εξαπατώ, αποσπώ (χρήματα κτλ.) με απάτη estafar, timar petma گول زدن escroquer לְהָשִׂיג בְּמִרמָה बेईमानी से पाना prevariti, varati kicsal vkiből vmit, becsap vkit menipu fregare, rubare だましとる išvilioti, apsukti apkrāpt; piekrāpt; izkrāpt mengecong oplichten, bedriegen svindle naciągać, wyłudzać клянчить; выманивать podvádzať goljufati nepošteno dolaziti do nečega lura, snuva ngn på ngt โกง; ต้มตุ๋น kandırmak, yutturup satmak （美）騙取 роздобувати ہتھیا لینا xoay xở （美）骗取

4 (American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means hustling on the streets; hustle drugs. bekom op slinkse wyse إخْتِلاس، يَعْتاش بوسائِل غير قانونيَّه изкарвам си прехраната по нечестен начин kšeftovat, živit se nepoctivě svindle; sælge narkotika schwarzhandel, schmuggeln, schwindeln επιδίδομαι σε κομπίνες de la vivir al margen ley; traficar con hangeldama کلاشی کردن fourguer לַעֲסוֹק בְמִרמָה कदाचार से जीवन गुजारना snalaziti se i zaradivati ilegalnim putem feketén dolgozik, üzletel (az utcán) berjualan secara tidak sah rubare 不正手段で金をもうける verstis neteisėta prekyba, pardavinėti spekulēt mencari duit haram verkopen selge narkotika; svindle prowadzić nielegalny handel заниматься махинациями robiť čierne obchody prekupčevati zarađivati na nepošten način ruffla, dila ขายของผิดกฎหมาย (el altından) satmak, hileli yollardan kazanç sağlamak （美）非法做生意或賺錢 здобувати غلط دھندھے سے پیسے کمانا bán hoặc kiếm được bằng cách lừa lọc （美）非法做生意或赚钱

5 (American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients. as straatvrou werk تَعْمَل كزانيَه، تَسْتَجْدي الزَّبائِن проституирам šlapat chodník trække på gaden anschaffen εκδίδομαι, πορνεύομαι (λαϊκ.) prostituirse, hacer la calle prostituudina töötama فاحشگی کردن faire le trottoir לַעֲסוֹק בִּזנוּת वेश्यावृत्ति करना baviti se prostitucijom, tražiti mušterije az utcán„dolgozik”, árulja magát melacur battere （売春婦が）客を引く verstis prostitucija iziet uz paneļa (par prostitūtu), maukot melacur hoereren trekke på gata pracować jako prostytutka заниматься проституцией šľapať prostituirati se prostituisati se gå på gatan, ragga upp torskar ขายตัว orospuluk etmek/yapmak （美）當妓女 бути проституткою طوائف کا پیشہ کرنا làm điếm （美）当妓女

n

quick and busy activity. gedrang تَزاحُم، تَدافُع، نَشاط суетене horečná činnost liv og røre das Getriebe φασαρία, μεγάλη κίνηση ajetreo sagin فعالیت تند و پر جنب و جوش hyörinä grande activité הֲמוּלָה धक्कम-धक्का žurba tolakodik; kituszkol kesibukan asi attività febbrile 張り切り 밀치락달치락, 법석 šurmulys kņada; rosīšanās kesibukan hektiek liv og røre, futt, tæl bieganina actividade agitaţie бешеная деятельность horúčkovitá činnosť vrvenje gungula liv och rörelse ความรีบเร่ง acele, telâş 快干 енергія; шалена діяльність ریل پیل sự xô đẩy; sự hăm hở kiếm tiền 快干

n hustler

(American) (slang)

1 someone who tries to obtain money dishonestly; a swindler. knoeier مُخْتَلِس، نَصّاب мошеник podvodník svindler; fupmager ein Schwindler απατεώνας timador, estafador hangeldaja آدم کلاش arnaqueur רַמַאי फुर्तीला व्यक्ति prevarant csaló, szélhámos penipu truffatore ペテン師 sukčius krāpnieks; blēdis; spekulants pengecong oplichter, zwendelaar svindler oszust мошенник; тёмная личность podvodník goljuf muvator fifflare, skojare คนโกง; นักต้มตุ๋น dolandırıcı, sahtekâr 皮條客, 騙徒 шахрай فریبی kẻ lừa đảo 皮条客, 骗徒

2 a prostitute. hoer زانِيَه проститутка děvka, kurva hore die Hure πόρνη puta hoor فاحشه کردن putain זוֹנָה रण्डी prostitutka, kurva kurva pelacur puttana 売春婦 kekšė, prostitutė prostitūta pelacur hoer hore, ludder kurwa шлюха prostitútka, pobehlica kurba prostitutka hora หญิงโสเภณี orospu, fahişe 娼妓 проститутка, повія فاحشہ gái điếm 娼妓

3 (informal) someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed. voortvarende mens شخْصٌ مُصَمِّمٌ على النَّجاح решен да успее човек podnikavec karriererytter der Macher καταφερτζής, άνθρωπος αποφασισμένος να πετύχει persona ambiciosa ärikas آدم سخت کوش פְּעַלתַן सफल होने के लिए कृतसंकल्प व्यापारी “laktaš” rámenős orang yang giat berusaha carrierista apsukrus verslininkas (uzņēmīgs) darbonis orang yang berazam ingin berjaya voortvarend mens karrierejeger kombinator пробивной человек podnikavec grebator muvator gåpåare คนที่มุ่งมั่นจะทำให้สำเร็จ tuttuğunu koparan kimse 在生意場上一定要成功的人 енергійна людина کامیابی پر آمادہ người có nghị lực 在生意场上一定要成功的人