Hustle | Mean of hustle in English Dictionary

/ˈhʌsəl/

• Verb
• to quickly move or push (someone) often in a rough way
1. The guards hustled the prisoners into the jail.
2. The star's manager hustled him out the back door of the theater to avoid the throngs of fans.
3. She hustled the children (off) to school.
• to move or work in a quick and energetic way
1. If we want to catch that bus, we're going to have to hustle. [=rush]
• to play a sport with a lot of energy and effort
1. He's not the most talented player on the team, but he always hustles.

• to get (something, such as money) in an illegal or improper way
1. She spent her mornings hustling change [=asking people for money] on the sidewalk.
2. hustling for money
• to sell (something illegal, such as drugs)
1. He's been hustling drugs for a few years.
2. They hustle diamonds, furs—whatever people are buying.
• to take something and especially money from (someone) by lying or doing something unfair
1. She's accused of running an elaborate scam to hustle elderly people.
• to earn money by playing (a gambling game) and especially by playing against people who are less skillful than you are
1. He made a living by hustling pool.
• to work as a prostitute
• to quickly get or find (something)
1. I'll try to hustle up [=rustle up] some tickets to tonight's game.
2. Let's see if we can hustle up some grub. [=find something to eat]
• Noun
• energetic activity
1. I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city.
• effort and energy in playing a sport
1. The fans admire him for his hustle.
• a dishonest plan for getting money
1. She's always trying some kind of hustle [=scam] on the street.