juggle
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jug·gle
(jŭg′əl)v. jug·gled, jug·gling, jug·gles
v.tr.
1. To toss and catch (two or more objects) so that at least one of them is in the air at all times.
2. To have difficulty holding; balance insecurely: juggled the ball but finally caught it; shook hands while juggling a cookie and a teacup.
3. To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time: managed to juggle a full-time job and homemaking.
4. To manipulate in order to deceive: juggle figures in a ledger.
v.intr.
1. To juggle objects or perform other tricks of manual dexterity.
2. To make rapid motions or manipulations: juggled with the controls on the television to improve the picture.
3. To use trickery; practice deception.
n.
1. The act of juggling.
2. Trickery for a dishonest end.
[Middle English jogelen, to entertain by performing tricks, from Old French jogler, from Latin ioculārī, to jest, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]
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juggle
(ˈdʒʌɡəl)vb
1. (Theatre) to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
2. to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
3. (tr) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
n
(Theatre) an act of juggling
[C14: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin joculārī to jest, from jocus a jest]
ˈjugglery n
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jug•gle
(ˈdʒʌg əl)v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.t.
1. to keep (several objects, as balls) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
2. to hold, catch, or balance precariously.
3. to alter or manipulate in order to deceive, as by subterfuge or trickery: to juggle the accounts.
4. to manage or alternate the requirements of (two or more activities) so as to handle each adequately: to juggle the obligations of work and school.
v.i. 5. to perform feats of dexterity, as tossing up and keeping in continuous motion a number of balls, plates, knives, etc.
6. to use artifice or trickery.
n. 7. the act or fact of juggling.
[1350–1400; < Old French jogler to serve as buffoon or jester < Late Latin joculāre to joke, derivative of Latin jocul(us) (joc(us) joke + -ulus -ule)]
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juggle
, juggler - Juggle is from Latin joculus, a diminutive of jocus, and a juggler was originally a jester.See also related terms for jest.
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juggle
Past participle: juggled
Gerund: juggling
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| Noun | 1. |  juggle - the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impressionrearrangement - changing an arrangement |
| 2. | juggle - throwing and catching several objects simultaneously performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" | |
| Verb | 1. |  juggle - influence by slyness |
| 2. | juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" fudge, fake, falsify, misrepresent, wangle, manipulate, cook - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" | |
| 3. | juggle - deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children" | |
| 4. | juggle - throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | |
| 5. | juggle - hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball" |
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juggle
verb manipulate, change, doctor (informal), fix (informal), alter, modify, disguise, manoeuvre, tamper with, misrepresent, falsify the expedient juggling of figures for short-term year-end purposes
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juggle
[ˈdʒʌgl]A. VI → hacer juegos malabares (with con) (fig) → darle vueltas (with a)
B. VT [+ balls, plates] → hacer juegos malabares con (fig) (pej) [+ facts, figures] → amañar, falsear
to juggle a career and a family → compaginar las responsabilidades profesionales con las familiares
to juggle a career and a family → compaginar las responsabilidades profesionales con las familiares
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juggle
(ˈdʒagl) verb to keep throwing in the air and catching a number of objects (eg balls or clubs). He entertained the audience by juggling with four balls and four plates at once. hacer juegos malabares
ˈjuggler nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.