Hustle vs. Hassle

Hustle vs. Hassle — Is There a Difference?
ADVERTISEMENT

Difference Between Hustle and Hassle

Hustleverb

(intransitive) To rush or hurry.

I'll have to hustle to get there on time.

Hasslenoun

Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.

I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.

Hustleverb

(transitive) To con or deceive; especially financially.

The guy tried to hustle me into buying into a bogus real estate deal.

Hasslenoun

A fight or argument.

Hustleverb

(transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.

Hasslenoun

An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

ADVERTISEMENT

Hustleverb

To dance the hustle, a disco dance.

Hassleverb

To trouble, to bother, to annoy.

The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.

Hustleverb

To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.

Hassleverb

To pick a fight or start an argument.

Hustleverb

To sell sex; to work as a pimp.

Hasslenoun

an angry disturbance;

he didn't want to make a fussthey had labor troublea spot of bother
ADVERTISEMENT

Hustleverb

To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.

Hasslenoun

disorderly fighting

Hustleverb

(informal) To work.

Hassleverb

annoy continually or chronically;

He is known to harry his staff when he is overworkedThis man harasses his female co-workers

Hustleverb

(informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.

Hustleverb

To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.

Hustlenoun

A state of busy activity.

Hustlenoun

A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.

Hustlenoun

A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.

Hustlenoun

(prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.

Hustlenoun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Hustlenoun

a rapid bustling commotion

Hustleverb

cause to move furtively and hurriedly;

The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater

Hustleverb

move or cause to move energetically or busily;

The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance

Hustleverb

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity