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1. hustle - noun

· a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Synonym(s): bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, sting, flimflam

Hypernym(s): swindle, cheat, rig




2. hustle - noun

· a rapid active commotion

Synonym(s): bustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

Hypernym(s): commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult




3. hustle - verb

· cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

Hypernym(s): move, displace




4. hustle - verb

· move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

Synonym(s): bustle, bustle_about

Hypernym(s): move




5. hustle - verb

· sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Synonym(s): pluck, roll

Hypernym(s): steal, rip_off, rip




6. hustle - verb

· get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

Hypernym(s): receive, have




7. hustle - verb

· pressure or urge someone into an action

Hypernym(s): persuade





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