hustled

Hurried with purpose

Hustled is the past tense of hustle, which carries several related meanings around energetic, forceful movement.

To hustle is to move quickly or push someone along: We hustled to catch the train, Security hustled him out of the building.

It also means to work hard and aggressively to get something done or make money.

In American slang, to hustle someone is to swindle them, especially through a scam that appears fair: He got hustled at pool by a guy who pretended not to know the game.

swindled

conned

Deceived for gain

tricked · deceived · defrauded · swindled · bamboozled · hoodwinked · fleeced · bilked · ripped off · taken

pressured

pushed

Applied pressure to move

prodded · urged · coerced · forced · herded · ushered · corralled · jostled · shoved · propelled

rushed

hurried

Done too quickly

bolted · bustled · scrambled · dashed · raced · hastened · sped · rushed · jogged · trotted

worked

grinded

Past tense of pulverizing

worked · grafted · slogged · plugged · persevered · endeavored · driven · motivated · determined · ambitious

solicited

peddled

Sold, often persistently

promoted · sold · marketed · pushed · flogged · vended · canvassed · drummed up · schmoozed · networked

Categories
Opposites
speed/urgency

hustleddawdled

Moved slowly, idly

dallied · lingered · loitered · ambled · moseyed

effort/energy

hustledlazed

Spent time idly

idled · loafed · slacked · coasted · slacked off

DECEPTION (informal sense)

hustleddissuaded

Persuaded not to

warned · protected

Phrases
Family

hustle, hustling, hustler, hustles, hustlers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG