| hustings | (noun) the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) | - |
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| hustle | (noun) a rapid active commotion | Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, stir |
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| (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, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, sting |
| (verb) pressure or urge someone into an action | - |
| (verb) move or cause to move energetically or busily | Synonyms: bustle, bustle about |
| (verb) cause to move furtively and hurriedly | - |
| (verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity | Synonyms: pluck, roll |
| (verb) get by trying hard | - |
| hustler | (noun) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties | Synonyms: operator, wheeler dealer |
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| (noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker |