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cohue — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
  • jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.

Senses

cohue is used for these senses in English:

  • hustle A scam or swindle.
  • jostle The action of a jostling crowd.
  • mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  • rabble A mob; a disorderly crowd. [from late 14th c.]

hustle — full definition

  1. verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
  2. verb To work hard and energetically, especially to earn money.
  3. verb To con or swindle someone, especially in a game or deal.
  4. noun Determined effort and energetic activity, especially toward earning money.
  5. noun A dishonest scheme; a scam.

jostle — full definition

  1. verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
  2. verb To compete or struggle with others to get or achieve something.
  3. noun A rough push or shove, or the general shoving of a crowd.

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