hustle

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hustle/ˈhʌsl/

▶verb

• 1 push roughly; jostle.

  ■ force to move hurriedly or unceremoniously: I was hustled away.

• 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain illicitly or by forceful action.

  ■ (hustle someone into) pressure someone into doing something.

  ■ sell aggressively.

• 3 N. Amer. informal engage in prostitution.

▶noun

• 1 busy movement and activity.

• 2 N. Amer. informal a fraud or swindle.

– origin C17: from MDu. hutselen.