Thesaurus: hustle

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1. v. t. To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.
2. v. i. To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry.
3. n. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
4. n. a rapid active commotion
5. v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly
6. v. move or cause to move energetically or busily
7. v. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
8. v. get by trying hard
9. v. pressure or urge someone into an action
10. To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room. Macaulay. To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry. Leaving the king, who had hustled along the floor with his dress worfully arrayed. Sir W. Scott.
11. To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowdrudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.Macaulay.
12. n:28/v:72 v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly v. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity v. get by trying hard v. pressure or urge someone into an action