hustle

/ˈhə-səl/

Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen

verb

  1. to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove

  2. to convey forcibly or hurriedly

  3. to urge forward precipitately

had been hustled into a jail cell with the other protesters

… grabbed him by the arm and hustled him out the door …

noun

  1. energetic activity

  2. effort and energy in playing a sport

  3. a dishonest plan for getting money : scam

I … went about the hustle of summer life.

a baseball player who has been criticized for lack of hustle

phrasal verb

  1. to quickly get or find (something)

I'll try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game.