hustle
/ˈhʌsəl/ noun C2- A state of busy activity.
- A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
- A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975).
- A scam or swindle.
- An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
- An act of prostitution.
- An activity, especially to achieve a desired goal or make money. · Everybody's got a hustle.
Plural hustles
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Josie Pye says she is just going to college for education’s sake, because she won’t have to earn her own living; she says of course it is different with orphans who are living on charity--_they_ have to hustle.
Do you think I’m going to let you hustle for wages while I philander in the regions of high art?
We must hustle and put the thing through.
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