hustle verb uk/ˈhʌsl/ us hustle verb (PERSUADE)to try to persuade someone, especially to buy something, often illegally навязывать, заманивать to hustle for business/customers HUSTLE noun uk/ˈhʌsl/ us hustle and bustlebusy movement and noise, especially where there are a lot of people давка и сутолока He wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.