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hustle

/ hustle /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
"The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Type of:
steal
Derived:
streetwalker street girl hooker hustler floozy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
noun Sense 3
a rapid bustling commotion
Type of:
commotion din ruction
Derived:
mother fuss overprotect flurry bustle
verb Sense 4
move or cause to move energetically or busily
"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Type of:
move
Derived:
bustle flurry ado fuss stir
Entails:
rush hotfoot hasten
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Type of:
swindle cheat rig
Kinds of:
sting operation
Derived:
victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

move displace steal commotion din ruction swindle cheat rig sting operation