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bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

n. a rapid active commotion

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam

n. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

hustle

v. get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

hustle

v. pressure or urge someone into an action

hustle, pluck, roll

v. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

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hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammer

n. loud confused noise from many sources

scamper, scramble, scurry

n. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

fraud

n. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation

n. the act of deceiving

heist, rip-off

n. the act of stealing

trick

n. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"

elbow

v. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

jostle, shove

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shoulder

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

palpitate

v. cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

v. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

buzz, bombinate, bombilate

v. make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"

drone

v. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"

whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr

v. make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"

click, tick

v. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

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linger, dawdle

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

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