hustle (verb) – 1. make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along 2. to persuade someone, especially to buy something, often illegally

(Pronounced huh-sul)

To remember the definition of the word hustle (verb), use the following mnemonic:

The huskies had very little muscle (hustle), but the salesman persuaded me to buy them, saying they'd pull me along quickly. 

Examples of hustle (verb) in a sentence (1. make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along)

She tried to hustle him through the shop but he was too easily distracted. 

They were hustled onto the train by the crowd. 

He took a walking stick to the shin when he tried to hustle the old ladies. 

Examples of hustle (verb) in a sentence (2. to persuade someone, especially to buy something, often illegally)

The salesman had hustled him and now he was stuck with a car that wouldn't start. 

She used every trick in the book to try hustle him into buying the house. 

They would hustle people into buying knock-off goods.