juggle
juggle definition
jug·gle (jug′əl)
transitive verb juggled -·gled, juggling -·gling
- to perform skillful tricks of sleight of hand with (balls, knives, etc.) as by keeping a number of them in the air continuously
- to make several awkward attempts to catch or hold (a ball, etc.)
- to manipulate or practice trickery on so as to deceive or cheat to juggle figures so as to show a profit
Etymology: ME jogelen < OFr jogler, to juggle, play false < ML jogulari, to play, entertain < L joculari, to joke < joculus, dim. of jocus, joke
intransitive verb
to toss up a number of balls, knives, etc. and keep them continuously in the air
noun
- an act of juggling
- a clever trick or deception
Related Forms:
- juggler jug′·gler (jug′lər) noun
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