hustled

We have found lemma(root) word of hustled : hustle.

Definitions


[ˈhʌsl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- push roughly; jostle
(e.g: they were hissed and hustled as they went in)

- obtain illicitly or by forceful action
(e.g: Linda hustled money from men she met)

- work as a prostitute
(e.g: she would hustle for a few dollars)


Phrases:
- hustle one's ass
- hustle one's butt

Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. hustle dates from the early 20th century


[ˈhʌsl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a state of great activity
(e.g: the hustle and bustle of the big cities)

- a fraud or swindle
(e.g: the hustles being used to avoid the draft)


Phrases:
- hustle one's ass
- hustle one's butt

Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘shake, toss’): from Middle Dutch hutselen. hustle dates from the early 20th century




definition by Oxford Dictionaries