noun
- A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
- synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, sting, flimflam
- A rapid active commotion.
verb
- Cause to move furtively and hurriedly.
- usage: "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
- Move or cause to move energetically or busily.
- usage: "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
- synonyms: bustle, bustle about
- Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.
- Get by trying hard.
- usage: "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
- Pressure or urge someone into an action. .
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