hustle
hustle Lexical Profile
hustle Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Busy, energetic movement or activity, often in a crowded place.
"She moved to the countryside to escape the hustle and bustle of the city."
Determined, energetic effort and initiative, especially in work, business, or sports.
"The coach praised the rookie for showing incredible hustle on the court."
A fraud, swindle, or enterprising scheme used to make money (informal).
"Realizing the street game was a classic hustle, he walked away before losing any money."
• verb
To move or work rapidly, energetically, and with determination.
"If we do not hustle, we are going to miss the last train home."
To push, shove, or force someone to move hurriedly and roughly in a specified direction.
"Security guards quickly hustled the unruly protesters out of the auditorium."
To obtain money, customers, or opportunities through aggressive, enterprising, or sometimes deceitful effort (informal).
"He spent years hustling freelance gigs before launching his own design agency."
• Rhymes for hustle
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from Dutch 'hutselen', meaning 'to shake or toss' (such as coins in a hat during a gambling game), a frequentative form of 'hutsen' ('to shake or jolt').