fraud vs hustle

hustle vs fraud

fraud and hustle both are nouns.

fraud is not a verb while hustle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
hustle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hustle is a hyponym of fraud; that is, hustle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fraud:

fraud: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
hustle: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Other hyponyms of fraud include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, holdout, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.

fraud (noun)	hustle (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	a rapid active commotion
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

fraud (verb)	hustle (verb)
	pressure or urge someone into an action
	move or cause to move energetically or busily
	cause to move furtively and hurriedly
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	get by trying hard

Difference between fraud and hustle

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