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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.

[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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(ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ) n (Theatre) the act of throwing and catching several objects continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment

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juggling - the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impressionjugglerearrangement - changing an arrangement

2.juggling - throwing and catching several objects simultaneouslyjuggleperformance - 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"

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a circus art; the ability to toss up and catch several objects (no less than three) in a certain rhythm.

Juggling was practiced in China, Japan, and ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. During the Middle Ages, juggling acts were performed by wandering actors.

In the modern circus juggling is often tied in with acrobatics, tightrope walking, animal training, and clowning. Variations of juggling are performed on the ground (in the pit), on horseback, on ladders, or on the wire. Juggling with great weights is known as force juggling. Jugglers act solo, in twos, and in groups. Many juggling acts are dramatized. E. Rastelli, the great 20th-century juggler who performed in the Rus-sian circus, created complicated tricks and had a great influence on the development of the juggling style. Performers who have been especially successful in the modern Soviet circus include A. N. and V. N. Kiss, the Aberts, G. T. Petrovskii, N. A. Shirai, K. M. Nikol’skii, and the equestrian juggler N. L. Ol’khovnikov.

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noun the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression

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noun throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

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