Hustle and Work

Hustle

Hustle verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: everyone really hustled to get the magazine out on schedule

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Work and hustle are semantically related In some cases you can use "Work" instead the word "Hustle" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: hustling

Work verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues

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Hustle and work are semantically related in be employed topic. Sometimes you can use "Hustle" instead the word "Work" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

people	hustle people	work people
money	hustle money	work money

Cave Johnson compliments Chell this way in Portal 2, saying that she has grit, but "[her] hustle could use some work, though."

Source: You Got Spunk
Hustle: In "Law and Corruption", a Dirty Cop attempts to blackmail the crew into doing his dirty work by planting cocaine in Mickey's briefcase and arresting them.

Source: Beat Bag
Vincent Lauria from The Color of Money always wants to be the winner, even when it's detrimental to the hustle that his group is running; Eddie and Carmen have to work together to keep him in check.

Source: Team Prima Donna

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