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- [huhs-uh l]
- /ˈhʌs əl/
- /ˈhʌs.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhs-uh l]
- /ˈhʌs əl/
Definitions of hustle word
- verb without object hustle to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order. 1
- verb without object hustle to push or force one's way; jostle or shove. 1
- verb without object hustle to be aggressive, especially in business or other financial dealings. 1
- verb without object hustle Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means. 1
- verb without object hustle Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients. 1
- verb with object hustle to convey or cause to move, especially to leave, roughly or hurriedly: They hustled him out of the bar. 1
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Origin of hustle
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Dutch husselen, variant of hutselen to shake, equivalent to hutsen to shake + -el- -le
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Parts of speech for Hustle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hustle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hustle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hustle
verb hustle
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
- jog — to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- bulldoze — If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
noun hustle
- ripoff — an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- pizzazz — energy; vitality; vigor.
- zeal — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- fact-finding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
Antonyms for hustle
verb hustle
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
noun hustle
- joblessness — without a job.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
- pottering — putter1 .
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
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