<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object), hustled, hustling.</li><li>to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: The sisters hustled about, putting the house in order.</li><li>to push or force one's way; jostle or shove.</li><li>to be aggressive, especially in business or other financial dealings.</li><li>Slang: to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means.</li><li>Slang: (of a prostitute) to solicit clients.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>energetic activity, as in work.</li><li>discourteous shoving, pushing, or jostling.</li><li>Slang: an inducing by fraud, pressure, or deception, especially of inexperienced or uninformed persons, to buy something, participate in an illicit scheme or dishonest gambling game, etc.</li><li>such a product, scheme, gambling game, etc.</li><li>Slang: a competitive struggle.</li><li>Slang: any means of earning a living; a paid job or occupation.</li><li>a fast, lively, popular ballroom dance evolving from Latin American, swing, rock, and disco dance styles, with a strong basic rhythm and simple step pattern augmented by strenuous turns, breaks, etc.</li></ul>