Noun
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a rapid active commotion
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a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- bunco game - bunko game - confidence trick - confidence game - con game
Verb
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pressure or urge someone into an action
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get by trying hard
"she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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move or cause to move energetically or busily
"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
- bustle about -
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
"The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"