Hustle and Pull

Hustle

Hustle verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Pull and hustle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a verb "Hustle".

Nearby Word: hustling

Pull

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

Hustle and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hustle" instead a verb "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

How words are described

complete complete hustle complete pull

Common collocations

people hustle people pull people

Both words in one sentence

  • Kansas City Shuffle He easily dodges the initial attempt and mocks them for their feeble hustle... only to later pull a real Engineered Public Confession when he gets cocky and decides to gloat, Just as Planned.
  • Hustle: In "New Recruits", Mickey and the crew pull a con where they convince a pair of marks that the painting they declared to be 'unstealable' has just been stolen.
  • Wrestling / Magnum TOKYO Good Is Not Soft: He was with the heroic HUSTLE Army, but didn't pull his kicks with the evil guys.
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