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hustle

Letters that make hustle

s, e, l, h, t, u are letters that make 'hustle'

Words within hustle

Hus, US, LE, Tl are words within 'hustle'

Anagrams of hustle

sleuth is an anagram of 'hustle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of hustle

hustler, hustled, hustles are words created by adding a letter to 'hustle'

hustle is a 6 letter word ending with e
hustle is a 6 letter word starting with h

7 possible definitions for 'hustle'

Hustle as "a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property"

Under this definition, hustle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

confidence trick, con, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence game, con game, gyp, sting, flimflam have the same meaning as 'hustle'

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of cheat, swindle, rig.

Types of hustle

sting operation is a type of hustle.

Derivatives of hustle

fox, diddle, victimize, defraud, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, flim-flam, play tricks, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, play a joke on, nobble, con, goldbrick, rook, fob, trick, scam, bunco, gyp, swindle, mulct are derivatives of 'hustle'.

Hustle as "pressure or urge someone into an action"

Under this definition, hustle is a verb and has the following properties:

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of persuade.

Hustle as "move or cause to move energetically or busily"

Under this definition, hustle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bustle about, bustle have the same meaning as 'hustle'

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of hustle

flurry, ado, fuss, bustle, hustle, stir are derivatives of 'hustle'.

Entailments to hustle

race, hasten, hie, pelt along, rush along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, cannonball along, hotfoot, speed, rush are entailments to 'hustle'.

Hustle as "get by trying hard"

Under this definition, hustle is a verb and has the following properties:

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of have, receive.

Example of hustle used within this context

"she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

Hustle as "sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity"

Under this definition, hustle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

roll, pluck have the same meaning as 'hustle'

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of steal.

Derivatives of hustle

hustler, wheeler dealer, operator, streetwalker, street girl, floozy, floozie, hooker, slattern are derivatives of 'hustle'.

Hustle as "cause to move furtively and hurriedly"

Under this definition, hustle is a verb and has the following properties:

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of displace, move.

Example of hustle used within this context

"The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

Hustle as "a rapid active commotion"

Under this definition, hustle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flurry, ado, fuss, bustle, stir have the same meaning as 'hustle'

hustle as a type

'hustle' can be a type of commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult.

Derivatives of hustle

bustle about, overprotect, hustle, flurry, mother, fuss, bustle are derivatives of 'hustle'.