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hus·tle
(hŭs′əl)v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles
v.intr.
1. To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time.
2. To push or force one's way.
3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.
4. Slang
a. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.
b. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute.
c. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.
v.tr.
1. To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.
2. To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.
3. Slang
a. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.
b. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.
c. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.
n.
1. The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.
2. Energetic activity; drive.
3. Slang An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit: "the most dangerous and wide-open drug hustle of them all" (Newsweek).
[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen, frequentative of hutsen.]
hus′tler n.
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hustle
(ˈhʌsəl)vb
1. to shove or crowd (someone) roughly
2. to move or cause to move hurriedly or furtively: he hustled her out of sight.
3. (tr) to deal with or cause to proceed hurriedly: to hustle legislation through.
4. slang to earn or obtain (something) forcefully
5. slang US and Canadian (of procurers and prostitutes) to solicit
n
6. an instance of hustling
7. undue activity
8. (Dancing) a disco dance of the 1970s
[C17: from Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutsen]
ˈhustler n
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hus•tle
(ˈhʌs əl)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
2. to push or force one's way; jostle or shove.
3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings.
4. Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means.
5. Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients.
v.t. 6. to convey or cause to move, esp. to leave, roughly or hurriedly.
7. to pressure or coerce (a person) to buy or do something, esp. something illicit or ultimately unprofitable.
8. to urge, prod, or speed up: Hustle your work along.
9. to obtain by aggressive and often illicit means: to hustle money from unsuspecting tourists.
10. to sell, promote, or publicize aggressively or vigorously.
11. to jostle, push, or shove roughly.
n. 12. energetic activity, as in work.
13. discourteous shoving, pushing, or jostling.
14. Slang.
a. an inducing by pressure or deception to buy something, participate in a dishonest scheme, or the like.
b. such a scheme, game, or trick.
[1675–85; < Dutch husselen, variant of hutselen to shake =hutsen to shake + -el- -le]
hus′tler, n.
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hustle
Past participle: hustled
Gerund: hustling
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| hustle |
| Present |
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| I hustle |
| you hustle |
| he/she/it hustles |
| we hustle |
| you hustle |
| they hustle |
| Preterite |
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| I hustled |
| you hustled |
| he/she/it hustled |
| we hustled |
| you hustled |
| they hustled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am hustling |
| you are hustling |
| he/she/it is hustling |
| we are hustling |
| you are hustling |
| they are hustling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have hustled |
| you have hustled |
| he/she/it has hustled |
| we have hustled |
| you have hustled |
| they have hustled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was hustling |
| you were hustling |
| he/she/it was hustling |
| we were hustling |
| you were hustling |
| they were hustling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had hustled |
| you had hustled |
| he/she/it had hustled |
| we had hustled |
| you had hustled |
| they had hustled |
| Future |
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| I will hustle |
| you will hustle |
| he/she/it will hustle |
| we will hustle |
| you will hustle |
| they will hustle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have hustled |
| you will have hustled |
| he/she/it will have hustled |
| we will have hustled |
| you will have hustled |
| they will have hustled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be hustling |
| you will be hustling |
| he/she/it will be hustling |
| we will be hustling |
| you will be hustling |
| they will be hustling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been hustling |
| you have been hustling |
| he/she/it has been hustling |
| we have been hustling |
| you have been hustling |
| they have been hustling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been hustling |
| you will have been hustling |
| he/she/it will have been hustling |
| we will have been hustling |
| you will have been hustling |
| they will have been hustling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been hustling |
| you had been hustling |
| he/she/it had been hustling |
| we had been hustling |
| you had been hustling |
| they had been hustling |
| Conditional |
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| I would hustle |
| you would hustle |
| he/she/it would hustle |
| we would hustle |
| you would hustle |
| they would hustle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have hustled |
| you would have hustled |
| he/she/it would have hustled |
| we would have hustled |
| you would have hustled |
| they would have hustled |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun 1. hustle - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, con, sting
sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
2. [画像:hustle - a rapid active commotion]hustle - a rapid active commotion
Verb 1. hustle - cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
2. hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
3. hustle - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
4. hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
5. hustle - pressure or urge someone into an action
persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
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hustle
verb
1. jostle, force, push, crowd, rush, hurry, thrust, elbow, shove, jog, bustle, impel The guards hustled Harry out of the car.
2. hurry, hasten, get a move on (informal) You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper.
noun
1. commotion, bustle, activity, excitement, hubbub, hurly-burly, liveliness the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London
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hustle
verb2. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:
2. Rapidness of movement or activity:
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Translations
إخْتِلاس، يَعْتاش بوسائِل غير قانونيَّهتَزاحُم، تَدافُع، نَشاطتَعْمَل كزانيَه، تَسْتَجْدي الزَّبائِنيَدْفَع ، يُسَرِّعيَدْفَع بِخُشونَه
horečná činnostkšeftovatnutitobratoškubat
fuppeliv og rørepressepuffeskubbe
árulja magátfeketén dolgozikkituszkolutca: az utcán "dolgozik"üzletel
asihrekja; hrindaòröngva
apsukrus verslininkaspardavinėtiprostitutėšurmulysverstis neteisėta prekyba
apkraptgrūstītgrūstītiesizgrūstiziet uz panela , maukot
horúčkovitá činnosťrobiť čierne obchodyšľapať
hustle
[ˈhʌsl]A. N
2. (US) (= trick) → timo m, chanchullo m
B. VT
1. (= jostle) → empujar, codear ; (= hurry up) [+ person] → dar prisa a
they hustled him in/out → le hicieron entrar/salir a empujones or sin ceremonia
he was hustled into a car → lo metieron en un coche a empujones or sin ceremonia
they hustled him in/out → le hicieron entrar/salir a empujones or sin ceremonia
he was hustled into a car → lo metieron en un coche a empujones or sin ceremonia
C. VI
1. (= hurry) → darse prisa, apresurarse, apurarse (LAm)
2. (= work hard) → trabajar duro, currar (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hustle
n (= jostling) → Gedränge nt; (= hurry) → Hetze f, → Eile f; the hustle (and bustle) of the city centre → das geschäftige Treiben or das Gewühl (inf) → in der Innenstadt
vt
(= hurry) to hustle somebody into a room/out of a building → jdn schnell in einen Raum/aus einem Gebäude bringen or befördern (inf); she hustled her way through the crowd → sie drängelte sich durch die Menge
(fig inf) → drängen ; I won’t be hustled into a decision → ich lasse mich nicht zu einer Entscheidung drängen ; I won’t be hustled into selling my shares → ich lasse mich nicht dazu drängen, meine Aktien zu verkaufen ; to hustle things (on or along) → die Dinge vorantreiben or beschleunigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hustle
[ˈhʌsl]2. vt (push, person) → spingere, incalzare
to hustle in/out → spintonare dentro/fuori
we'll have to hustle things along → dobbiamo fare più in fretta
to hustle in/out → spintonare dentro/fuori
we'll have to hustle things along → dobbiamo fare più in fretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hustle
(ˈhasl) verb1. to push quickly and roughly. The man was hustled out of the office. stamp en stoot يَدْفَع بِخُشونَه блъскам (се) empurrar vystrčit stoßen skubbe; puffe σπρώχνω βίαια empujar, echar a empellones tõukama هل دادن töniä bousculer לִדחוֹת בְּגָסוּת धक्का देना, शीघ्रता से भेजना grubo (se) gurati tolakodik; kituszkol mendorong hrekja; hrinda spingere ぐっと押す 척척 해치우다 išgrūsti grūstīt; grūstīties; izgrūst mengasak hectiek dytte, puffe, skubbe til popychać دلی کول ، سره غونډول empurrar a îmbrânci пихать vystrčiť suniti izgurati knuffa[s] รุน; ลาก yaka paça götürmek, yaka paça etmek 草率推離 штовхати(ся) دھکیلنا đẩy 硬推
2. to make (someone) act quickly. Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision. aanjaag يَدْفَع ، يُسَرِّع тласкам pressionar nutit drängen presse πιέζω, βιάζω empujar, meter prisa tagant tõukama بتندی عمل كردن hoputtaa bousculer לְזָרֵז तेजी से कोई काम करना požurivati, nametati se sürget mendesak þröngva spingere, sollecitare 急がせる 일을 서두르게 하다 skubinti, raginti steidzināt mendesak opdringen skynde på, mase przynaglać, popędzać په تیزی سره عمل کول pressionar a goni подгонять nútiť siliti gurati tvinga, pressa เร่ง acele etmek 催促 спонукати, примушувати کسی سے جلدی کروانا thúc ép 催促
3. (American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally. to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us. knoei, konkel, op 'n slinkse wyse bekom يَخْتَلِس ، يَحْصَل بِطَريقَه غيْر قانونيَّه печеля пари по нечестен начин arrancar obrat, oškubat bedrängen svindle; fuppe εξαπατώ, αποσπώ με απάτη estafar, timar petma گول زدن huijata escroquer לְהָשִׂיג בְּמִרמָה बेईमानी से पाना prevariti, varati kicsal vkiből vmit, becsap vkit menipu fregare, rubare だましとる 부정하게 입수하다 išvilioti, apsukti apkrāpt; piekrāpt; izkrāpt mengecong oplichten, bedriegen svindle naciągać, wyłudzać ګول وهل клянчить; выманивать podvádzať goljufati nepošteno dolaziti do nečega lura, snuva ngn på ngt โกง; ต้มตุ๋น kandırmak, yutturup satmak (美)騙取 роздобувати ہتھیا لینا xoay xở (美)骗取
4. (American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means. hustling on the streets; hustle drugs. bekom op slinkse wyse إخْتِلاس، يَعْتاش بوسائِل غير قانونيَّه изкарвам си прехраната по нечестен начин ganhar dinheiro ilicitamente kšeftovat, živit se nepoctivě schwarzhandel, schmuggeln, schwindeln svindle; sælge narkotika επιδίδομαι σε κομπίνες vivir al margen de la ley; traficar con hangeldama کلاشی کردن elää huijaamalla fourguer לַעֲסוֹק בְמִרמָה कदाचार से जीवन गुजारना snalaziti se i zaradivati ilegalnim putem feketén dolgozik, üzletel (az utcán) berjualan secara tidak sah rubare 不正手段で金をもうける 불법적인 방법으로 돈을 벌다 verstis neteisėta prekyba, pardavinėti spekulēt mencari duit haram verkopen selge narkotika; svindle prowadzić nielegalny handel په قوت سره کار کول заниматься махинациями robiť čierne obchody prekupčevati zarađivati na nepošten način ruffla, dila ขายของผิดกฎหมาย satmak, hileli yollardan kazanç sağlamak (美)以非法手段販售或賺錢 здобувати غلط دھندھے سے پیسے کمانا bán hoặc kiếm được bằng cách lừa lọc (美)非法做生意或赚钱
5. (American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients. as straatvrou werk تَعْمَل كزانيَه، تَسْتَجْدي الزَّبائِن проституирам trabalhar como prostituta šlapat chodník anschaffen trække på gaden εκδίδομαι, πορνεύομαι prostituirse, hacer la calle prostituudina töötama فاحشگی کردن toimia prostituoituna faire le trottoir לַעֲסוֹק בִּזנוּת वेश्यावृत्ति करना baviti se prostitucijom, tražiti mušterije az utcán„dolgozik", árulja magát melacur battere (売春婦が)客を引く (매춘부가) 손님을 끌다 verstis prostitucija iziet uz paneļa (par prostitūtu), maukot melacur hoereren trekke på gata pracować jako prostytutka فاحش کار کول заниматься проституцией šľapať prostituirati se prostituisati se gå på gatan, ragga upp torskar ขายตัว orospuluk etmek/yapmak (美)賣淫,拉客 бути проституткою طوائف کا پیشہ کرنا làm điếm (美)当妓女
noun quick and busy activity. gedrang تَزاحُم، تَدافُع، نَشاط суетене atividade horečná činnost das Getriebe liv og røre φασαρία, μεγάλη κίνηση ajetreo sagin فعالیت تند و پر جنب و جوش hälinä grande activité המולה धक्कम-धक्का žurba tolakodik; kituszkol kesibukan asi attività febbrile 張り切り 기운차게 하기 šurmulys kņada; rosīšanās kesibukan hektiek liv og røre, futt, tæl bieganina د فعالیت په جوش کی actividade agitaţie бешеная деятельность horúčkovitá činnosť vrvenje gungula liv och rörelse ความรีบเร่ง acele, telâş 庸碌 енергія; шалена діяльність ریل پیل sự xô đẩy; sự hăm hở kiếm tiền 忙碌,奔忙
hustler noun (American) (slang).
1. someone who tries to obtain money dishonestly; a swindler. knoeier مُخْتَلِس، نَصّاب мошеник bandido podvodník ein Schwindler svindler; fupmager απατεώνας timador, estafador hangeldaja آدم کلاش huijari arnaqueur רמאי फुर्तीला व्यक्ति prevarant csaló, szélhámos penipu truffatore ペテン師 사기꾼 sukčius krāpnieks; blēdis; spekulants pengecong oplichter, zwendelaar svindler oszust په بی ایمانی سره پیسی ګټونکی мошенник; темная личность podvodník goljuf muvator fifflare, skojare คนโกง; นักต้มตุ๋น dolandırıcı, sahtekâr 以非法手段賺錢的人 шахрай فریبی kẻ lừa đảo 耍诡计骗钱的人
2. a prostitute. straatvrou, prostituut زانيَه проститутка prostituto šlapka die Schlampe luder; prostitueret πόρνη puta, ramera; puto, chapero prostituut فاحشه prostituoitu prostituée, gigolo זונה वेश्या prostitutka prostituált pelacur puttana 売春婦 매춘부 prostitutė ielasmeita pelacur prostituee, hoer gateprostituert prostytutka فاحشه проститутка šľapka vlačuga prostitutka fnask โสเภณี orospu, fahişe 妓女 проститутка طوائف gái điếm 妓女
3. (informal) someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed. voortvarende mens شخْصٌ مُصَمِّمٌ على النَّجاح решен да успее човек carreirista podnikavec der Macher karriererytter καταφερτζής, άνθρωπος αποφασισμένος να πετύχει persona ambiciosa ärikas آدم سخت کوش määrätietoisesti uraansa rakentava henkilö פְּעַלתַן सफल होने के लिए कृतसंकल्प व्यापारी "laktaš" rámenős orang yang giat berusaha carrierista 수완가 apsukrus verslininkas (uzņēmīgs) darbonis orang yang berazam ingin berjaya voortvarend mens karrierejeger kombinator جدي سړي пробивной человек podnikavec grebator muvator gåpåare คนที่มุ่งมั่นจะทําให้สําเร็จ tuttuğunu koparan kimse (非正式)(商場上)決心有所成就的人 енергійна людина کامیابی پر آمادہ người có nghị lực 在生意场上一定要成功的人
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