hustle
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(verb) cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity |
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Synonyms: pluck, roll |
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Related Words: steal |
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(noun) a rapid bustling commotion |
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Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, stir |
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Related Words: commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult |
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(verb) move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" |
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Synonyms: bustle, bustle about |
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Related Words: move |
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(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
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Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, flimflam, gyp, sting |
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Related Words: cheat, swindle |
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