ALL meanings of bustle
bus·tle
B b - verb bustle If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy. 3
- verb bustle A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively. 3
- uncountable noun bustle Bustle is busy, noisy activity. 3
- verb bustle to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity 3
- noun bustle energetic and noisy activity 3
- noun bustle a cushion or a metal or whalebone framework worn by women in the late 19th century at the back below the waist in order to expand the skirt 3
- intransitive verb bustle to hurry busily or with much fuss and bother 3
- noun bustle busy and noisy activity; commotion 3
- noun bustle a framework or padding formerly worn at the back by women to puff out the skirt 3
- noun bustle movement, activity 1
- noun bustle frame under dress 1
- intransitive verb bustle move busily 1
- verb without object bustle to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast. 1
- verb without object bustle to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something; teem (often followed by with): The office bustled with people and activity. 1
- verb with object bustle to cause to bustle; hustle. 1
- noun bustle fullness around or below the waist of a dress, as added by a peplum, bows, ruffles, etc. 1
- noun bustle a pad, cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress. 1
- noun bustle An excited activity; a stir. 0
- noun bustle (computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. 0
- noun bustle (historical) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops. 0
- verb bustle To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about). 0
- verb bustle To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing). See also bustle with. 0