bustle

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Synonyms: rustle, hustle, justle, abustle, brustle, nustle, bustly, buttle, bustee, bastle, burtle

Antonyms: rustle, hustle, justle, abustle, brustle, nustle, bustly, buttle, bustee, bastle, burtle

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} An [[excited]] [[activity]]; a [[stir]]. {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|computing|countable}} A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
3. {{senseid|en|frame}} {{lb|en|historical|countable}} A [[frame]] worn [[underneath]] a [[woman]]'s [[skirt]], typically only [[protruding]] from the [[rear]] as opposed to the [[earlier]] more [[circular]] [[hoop]]s. {{defdate|from late 18th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|UK|slang|obsolete|uncountable}} {{U|money}}; [[cash]].

Verb

1. To move [[busily]] and [[energetic]]ally with [[fussiness]] (often followed by ''about'').
2. To [[teem]] or [[abound]] (usually followed by ''with''); to exhibit an [[energetic]] and [[active]] abundance (of a thing).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[push around]], to [[importune]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=German}}.

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