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Juggle

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Noun

1. juggle, juggling

the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression

2. juggle, juggling

throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

Verb

3. beguile, hoodwink, juggle

influence by slyness

4. juggle

manipulate by or as if by moving around components

Example Sentences:
'juggle an account so as to hide a deficit'

5. juggle

deal with simultaneously

Example Sentences:
'She had to juggle her job and her children'

6. juggle

throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously

7. juggle

hold with difficulty and balance insecurely

Example Sentences:
'the player juggled the ball'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Juggle

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verb
1. 
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. (transitive)
to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
noun
4. 
an act of juggling

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Juggle

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈjuggled or ˈjuggling
1. 
to perform skillful tricks of sleight of hand with (balls, knives, etc.) as by keeping a number of them in the air continuously
2. 
to make several awkward attempts to catch or hold (a ball, etc.)
3. 
to manipulate or practice trickery on so as to deceive or cheat
to juggle figures so as to show a profit
verb intransitive
4. 
to toss up a number of balls, knives, etc. and keep them continuously in the air
noun
5. 
an act of juggling
6. 
a clever trick or deception

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Juggle

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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