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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jug•gle /ˈdʒʌgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v. - to keep (several objects, as balls, knives, plates, etc.) in continuous motion in the air at the same time by tossing and catching: [no object]The clown learned how to juggle.[~ + object]He juggled oranges and apples.
- to alter, fix, change, or manipulate (accounts, business figures, etc.) in order to deceive:[~ + object]to juggle the firm's accounts to hide the theft.
- to manage or switch rapidly between the requirements of (two or more activities) so as to handle each adequately:[~ + object]Many students must juggle the requirements of work and school.
n. [countable] - the act or fact of juggling.
jug•gler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jug•gle ( jug′əl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v.t. - to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
- to hold, catch, carry, or balance precariously;
almost drop and then catch hold again:The center fielder juggled the ball but finally made the catch. - to alter or manipulate in order to deceive, as by subterfuge or trickery:to juggle the business accounts; to juggle the facts.
- to manage or alternate the requirements of (two or more tasks, responsibilities, activities, etc.) so as to handle each adequately:to juggle the obligations of job and school.
v.i. - to perform feats of manual or bodily dexterity, as tossing up and keeping in continuous motion a number of balls, plates, knives, etc.
- to use artifice or trickery.
n. - the act or fact of juggling.
- Late Latin joculāre to joke (replacing Latin joculārī), equivalent. to Latin jocul(us) (joc(us) joke + -ulus -ule) + -āre infinitive suffix
- Old French jogler to serve as buffoon or jester
- Middle English jog(e)len 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: juggle /ˈdʒʌɡəl/ vb - to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
- to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
- (transitive) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
n - an act of juggling
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin joculārī to jest, from jocus a jest |