hustle

IPA: hˈʌsʌɫ

A state of busy activity.
A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
(preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.
A scam or swindle.
(prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
(slang) An act of prostitution.
(informal) An activity, especially to achieve a desired goal or make money.

To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
(intransitive) To rush or hurry.
(transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
(transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
(informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
(informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
(informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
(informal) To work.
(informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.

Examples of "hustle" in Sentences

She tries to hustle him out of the club.
It is easily done in the hustle and bustle.
Sidney tries to hustle Nathan out of the club.
Why didn't you hustle Dubya out of the classroom
He brings finesse, hustle and intelligence to the trio.
Niki grew up in the hustle and bustle of wartime Budapest.
But the scope of McCaffrey’s hustle is really breathtaking.
The balls are either tossed up and players hustle for the balls.
We needed to be alone, without the hustle and bustle of the living.
They play confidently, hustle, and never choke in the fourth quarter.
The hustle is a quot;conversion board quot; that tallies the contestant's score.
Those numbers at least indicate a willingness to hustle, which is not to be despised.
More recently, I've learned to do the country hustle aka the "electric slide" to the tune of "Pink Cadillac".
In Game 1 Gardner was credited for his "hustle" -- as if sliding headfirst requires more effort than running hard through the bag.
Only singer Justin Timberlake comes through with a nuanced performance as the sleazy former Napster co-creator whose hustle is just what Facebook needs.