Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hustle

 verb  (~d; hustling)  Etymology: Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen  Date: 1720  transitive verb  1.  a. jostle, shove  b. to convey forcibly or hurriedly  c. to urge forward precipitately  2.  a. to obtain by energetic activity ~ up new customers  b. to sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity hustling the suckers  c. to sell or promote energetically and aggressively hustling a new product  d. to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game) ~ pool  intransitive verb  1. shove, press  2. hasten, hurry  3.  a. to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business  b. to obtain money by fraud or deception  c. to engage in prostitution  4. to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner  • ~ noun  • ~r noun