hustle

hustle
verb
1)

I was hustled away

Syn:
manhandle, push, shove, thrust, frogmarch, whisk, bundle
2)

we'll have to hustle to catch the bus

Syn:
rush, hurry, be quick, hasten; speed up, press on; informal get a move on, step on it, get moving, get cracking, shake a leg
3)

if you want it, you'll have to hustle for it

Syn:
work, work hard, strive, endeavor, apply oneself, exert oneself; informal pull out all the stops
4) informal

don't be hustled into joining some cause you don't believe in

Syn:
coerce, force, compel, pressure, pressurize, badger, pester, hound, harass, nag, harry, urge, goad, prod, spur; browbeat, bulldoze, bludgeon, steamroller, strong-arm; informal railroad, fast-talk
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