hustle
/ˈhʌsl/verb
उच्चारण हसल
धकेलना; जल्दी करना
Core word
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[T, I]
to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough way; to act in a quick and energetic way
धकेलना; जल्दी करना
- hustled into a car
- Young traders hustle from morning to night to make a living.
- Guards hustled the protesters out of the building.
+ 2 more examples
- He hustled through the crowd to catch the last train.
- You have to hustle if you want to succeed as a freelance writer.
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[U]
busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one place
भागदौड़
- hustle and bustle
- She left the hustle of the city for a quiet village.
- Rahul enjoyed the hustle of the busy railway platform.
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- The hustle of festival shopping filled the narrow lanes of the old market.
- After a week of hustle and bustle, we were glad to rest.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hustle sb + adverb/preposition
To hustle someone is to make them move quickly, often by pushing roughly. It is followed by a direction.
'Hustle sb' का अर्थ किसी को तेज़ी से, प्रायः धक्का देकर चलाना है। इसके बाद दिशा बताने वाला शब्द आता है।
- Guards hustled the protesters out of the hall.
- The crowd hustled the batsman to the gate.
hustle (to get on / for sth)
As an intransitive verb, hustle means to act fast and with energy to get something done or to make money. It is informal.
Intransitive verb के रूप में 'hustle' का अर्थ किसी काम या कमाई के लिए तेज़ी और ऊर्जा से कार्य करना है। यह informal है।
- Rohan hustles all day to pay his college fees.
- Start-ups have to hustle to find customers.
the hustle and bustle of + place
As a noun, hustle often comes in the fixed pair hustle and bustle, meaning busy, noisy activity of many people.
Noun के रूप में 'hustle' प्रायः जोड़ी 'hustle and bustle' में आता है, जिसका अर्थ बहुत लोगों की व्यस्त, शोरगुल भरी हलचल है।
- We enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the railway station.
- She missed the hustle of city life.
hustle sb into sth
Hustle sb into doing something means to pressure them to do it quickly without thinking.
'Hustle sb into doing sth' का अर्थ किसी पर बिना सोचे जल्दी कुछ करने का दबाव डालना है।
- Do not let anyone hustle you into signing the form.
- The agent hustled the family into buying the plot.
+Collocations 4
hustle and bustle
of the cityof the marketof daily lifeof the festivalof the station
- Radhika escaped the hustle and bustle of the city for a week.
verb + hustle
escapeenjoymissavoidlove
- He avoids the hustle by taking an early train.
hustle + adverb
outawayalongthroughback
- The police hustled the suspect through the side door.
adjective + hustle
constantnoisydailybusyrelentless
- The constant hustle of the market never stops.
“More examples 5
- The bodyguards hustled the minister into the car.
अंगरक्षकों ने मंत्री को तेज़ी से कार में बिठाया।
- Radhika hustled to finish her project before the deadline.
राधिका ने समय सीमा से पहले अपना project पूरा करने के लिए भाग-दौड़ की।
- Tourists enjoy the hustle of the Chandni Chowk bazaar.
पर्यटक चाँदनी चौक बाज़ार की चहल-पहल का आनंद लेते हैं।
- The salesman tried to hustle us into buying the insurance.
विक्रेता ने हमें जल्दबाज़ी में बीमा खरीदवाने की कोशिश की।
- The hustle at the ticket window made it hard to get a place.
टिकट खिड़की पर धक्कामुक्की के कारण जगह पाना कठिन था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The hustles and bustles of city life tired her.
✓ The hustle and bustle of city life tired her.
The fixed phrase is singular: hustle and bustle.
निश्चित phrase singular है: hustle and bustle।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hustle and bustle (busy, noisy activity).
Idiom 'hustle and bustle' (भागदौड़, चहल-पहल)।