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