shuffle

(shŭfˈəl)

1. To slide (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking.
2. To move (something) from one place to another; transfer or shift.
3. To put aside or under cover quickly; shunt: shuffled the bill under a pile of junk mail.
4. To mix together; jumble.
5. To mix together (playing cards or tiles, for example) so as to make a random order of arrangement.

1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The crowd shuffled out of the theater.
2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
3. To move about from place to place; shift: shuffled around looking for work.
4. To act in a shifty or deceitful manner; equivocate.
5. Games To mix playing cards, tiles, or dominoes together so as to make their order random.

1. A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.
2. A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.
3. An evasive or deceitful action; an equivocation.
4. A confused mixture; a jumble.
5. Games
   a. An act of shuffling cards, dominoes, or tiles.
   b. A player's right or turn to do this.

Related Forms:

• shufˈfler noun