English to English
hustle
('h/@/s/@/l
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noun (n)
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property(noun.act)Synonym:
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, stingsource: wordnet30
verb (v)
- cause to move furtively and hurriedly(verb.motion)Example:
The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater.
source: wordnet30 - move or cause to move energetically or busily(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- get by trying hard(verb.possession)Example:
She hustled a free lunch from the waiter.
source: wordnet30 - pressure or urge someone into an action(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.(verb)source: webster1913
- To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.(verb)source: webster1913
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