hustle up

verb

To produce or find (something) by hustling (work hard, con, swindle, or deceive or obtain by illicit or forceful action).

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Meanings

verbhustle up (third-person singular simple present hustles up, present participle hustling up, simple past and past participle hustled up)

present singular third person hustles up · participle present hustling up · participle past hustled up · past hustled up

  1. transitiveTo produce or find (something) by hustling (work hard, con, swindle, or deceive or obtain by illicit or forceful action).
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APA

hustle up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20up

MLA

“hustle up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hustle up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20up.

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