B2verbinformalworkmoney
US/ˈhʌs.əl/
UK/ˈhʌs.əl/
to work hard and fast to make money or succeed; also to push someone somewhere quickly
In context
He's been hustling for years, selling clothes online at night.
You have to hustle if you want to make it in this city.
Security hustled the singer out through the back door.
Words that go with hustle
noun + preposition
- hustle and bustleI love the hustle and bustle of the old quarter.
adjective + noun
- side hustleHer side hustle is baking cakes.
verb + adverb
- hustle outThe guards hustled him out of the room.
- hustle hardThey hustled hard to open their café.
verb + preposition
- hustle forFreelancers have to hustle for every job.