sting operation vs hustle

sting operation and hustle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sting operation	Yes	No	No	No
hustle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hustle is a hypernym of sting operation; that is, hustle is a word with a broader meaning than sting operation:

sting operation: a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
hustle: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Other hypernyms of sting operation include bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, sting.

sting operation (noun)	hustle (noun)
a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)	a rapid active commotion
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

sting operation (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