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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 bus·tle /ˈbʌsəl/
 喧鬧,裙撐(vi.)奔忙,喧鬧(vt.)使活躍,催促

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bus·tle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bustling (-slĭng).]  To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
    And leave the world for me to bustle in.   --Shak.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bus·tle, n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
    A strange bustle and disturbance in the world.   --South.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bus·tle, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 bustle
      n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: hustle, flurry, ado,
           fuss, stir]
      2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving
         fullness to a woman's skirt
      v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
          cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
          performance" [syn: bustle about, hustle]