to hustle
89
4.2
- verb
- /ˈhʌsəl/
:
darse prisa
- If you hustle, you will catch the bus just in time.
And so we hustled out of there, drove over to where he was.
- And so we hustled out of there, drove over to where he was.
- There's some things you just can't press, you just can't hustle through.
Examples
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Rupert and a friend took him firmly by the arms and hustled him toward the archway.
Fiction book (1991) -
I jumped into my jeans and hustled down the stairs.
Academic text (2009) -
Stop waiting on other people and instead hustle while you wait.
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If you hustle, you can make the 8:35.
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We really had to hustle, and that meant takin' on new customers.
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During the game, the coach urged the players to hustle to keep the score up.
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She had to hustle to finish her project before the deadline.
Synonyms
637
1.0
To move or act more quickly to avoid being late
548
1.0
To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
512
6.7
To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late
97
1.0
To make someone move or work faster than they want
91
1.0
To move or work very quickly to reach a goal
33
4.2
To move quickly and busily while doing many small tasks
9
6.5
To hurry when someone tells you to
1
4.1
To move around quickly while busy with small tasks
1
2.7
To move quickly in one direction
1
4.6
To move quickly in a worried or confused way
1
8.2
To move quickly with short, hurried steps when you feel nervous
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Etymology
Hustle comes from an old Dutch word husselen that meant 'to shake' or 'to push', giving the picture of quick, active movement. So to hustle someone is to move them quickly or to hurry along.