[ noun ]
■ a rapid active commotion
→
ado
,
bustle
,
flurry
,
fuss
,
stir
[ noun ]
■ a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
→
bunco
,
bunco game
,
bunko
,
bunko game
,
con
,
con game
,
confidence game
,
confidence trick
,
flimflam
,
gyp
,
sting
[ verb ]
■ pressure or urge someone into an action
[ verb ]
■ move or cause to move energetically or busily
→
bustle
,
bustle about
[ verb ]
■ cause to move furtively and hurriedly
e.g.)
・The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater
[ verb ]
■ get by trying hard
e.g.)
・she hustled a free lunch from the waiter
[ verb ]
■ sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
→
pluck
,
roll
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