hustle Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunko; bunco game; bunko game; sting; flimflam; con game; confidence game; gyp; bunco; confidence trick; con.
noun a rapid active commotion
fuss; flurry; bustle; ado; stir.
verb cause to move furtively and hurriedly
- The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater
verb move or cause to move energetically or busily
bustle; bustle about.
- The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
verb sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
roll; pluck.
verb get by trying hard
- she hustled a free lunch from the waiter
verb pressure or urge someone into an action

D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf. Hotchpotch.

imperfect & past participle Hustled ; present participle & verbal noun Hustling

To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room. Macaulay.

To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.
Leaving the king, who had hustled along the floor with his dress worfully arrayed. Sir W. Scott.