juggle

jug·gle

J0075500 (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.

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[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.]

juggle

(ˈdʒʌɡəl) vb1. (Theatre) to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment2. to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture3. (tr) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficultyn (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

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)]

juggle

, juggler - Juggle is from Latin joculus, a diminutive of jocus, and a juggler was originally a jester.See also related terms for jest.

juggle

Past participle: juggled
Gerund: juggling

Imperative
juggle
juggle

Present
I juggle
you juggle
he/she/it juggles
we juggle
you juggle
they juggle

Preterite
I juggled
you juggled
he/she/it juggled
we juggled
you juggled
they juggled

Present Continuous
I am juggling
you are juggling
he/she/it is juggling
we are juggling
you are juggling
they are juggling

Present Perfect
I have juggled
you have juggled
he/she/it has juggled
we have juggled
you have juggled
they have juggled

Past Continuous
I was juggling
you were juggling
he/she/it was juggling
we were juggling
you were juggling
they were juggling

Past Perfect
I had juggled
you had juggled
he/she/it had juggled
we had juggled
you had juggled
they had juggled

Future
I will juggle
you will juggle
he/she/it will juggle
we will juggle
you will juggle
they will juggle

Future Perfect
I will have juggled
you will have juggled
he/she/it will have juggled
we will have juggled
you will have juggled
they will have juggled

Future Continuous
I will be juggling
you will be juggling
he/she/it will be juggling
we will be juggling
you will be juggling
they will be juggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been juggling
you have been juggling
he/she/it has been juggling
we have been juggling
you have been juggling
they have been juggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been juggling
you will have been juggling
he/she/it will have been juggling
we will have been juggling
you will have been juggling
they will have been juggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been juggling
you had been juggling
he/she/it had been juggling
we had been juggling
you had been juggling
they had been juggling

Conditional
I would juggle
you would juggle
he/she/it would juggle
we would juggle
you would juggle
they would juggle

Past Conditional
I would have juggled
you would have juggled
he/she/it would have juggled
we would have juggled
you would have juggled
they would have juggled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	juggle - the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impressionjugglingrearrangement - changing an arrangement
	2.	juggle - throwing and catching several objects simultaneouslyjugglingperformance - 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 beguile, hoodwinkcheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	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"handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
	4.	juggle - throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneouslythrow - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	5.	juggle - hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibrium

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

Translations

玩杂耍

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. 雜耍 玩杂耍ˈjuggler noun 雜耍演員 玩杂耍的人，变戏法者