Associations to the word «Hustle»

Wiktionary

HUSTLE, verb. (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
HUSTLE, verb. (transitive) To con or deceive; especially financially.
HUSTLE, verb. (transitive) To bundle, to stow something quickly.
HUSTLE, verb. To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
HUSTLE, verb. To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
HUSTLE, verb. To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
HUSTLE, verb. To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
HUSTLE, verb. (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
HUSTLE, verb. To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
HUSTLE, noun. A state of busy activity.
HUSTLE, noun. A type of disco dance.
HUSTLE ALARM, noun. An audible warning, on some trains, that the automatic doors are about to close
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, noun. A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

Dictionary definition

HUSTLE, noun. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
HUSTLE, noun. A rapid active commotion.
HUSTLE, verb. Cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater".
HUSTLE, verb. Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance".
HUSTLE, verb. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.
HUSTLE, verb. Get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter".
HUSTLE, verb. Pressure or urge someone into an action.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn