juggle — jug‧gle [ˈdʒʌgl] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to buy and sell different investments frequently in order to make as much profit as possible: • Traders juggle stock and options to maximize profits from temporary price differences. • Some… … Financial and business terms
Juggle — Jug gle, v. t. 1. To deceive by trick or artifice. [1913 Webster] Is t possible the spells of France should juggle Men into such strange mysteries? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To maintain (several objects) in continuous motion in the air at one time… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
juggle — [jug′əl] vt. juggled, juggling [ME jogelen < OFr jogler, to juggle, play false < ML jogulari, to play, entertain < L joculari, to joke < joculus, dim. of jocus,JOKE] 1. to perform skillful tricks of sleight of hand with (balls, knives … English World dictionary
Juggle — Jug gle, n. 1. A trick by sleight of hand. [1913 Webster] 2. An imposture; a deception. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] A juggle of state to cozen the people. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Juggle — Jug gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Juggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Juggling}.] [OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler. See {Juggler}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
juggle — (v.) late 14c., entertain by clowning or doing tricks, back formation from juggler and in part from O.Fr. jogler play tricks, sing songs, from L.L. ioculare (Cf. It. giocolare), from L. ioculari “to jest” (see JOCULAR (Cf. jocular)). Related … Etymology dictionary
juggle — [v] mislead, falsify; handle several things at once alter, beguile, betray, bluff, change, conjure, delude, disguise, doctor*, doublecross, fix, humbug*, illude, maneuver, manipulate, misrepresent, modify, perform magic, prestidigitate, shuffle,… … New thesaurus
juggle — ► VERB 1) continuously toss into the air and catch a number of objects so as to keep at least one in the air at any time. 2) cope with by adroitly balancing (several activities). 3) misrepresent (facts). ► NOUN ▪ an act of juggling. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
juggle — jug|gle [ˈdʒʌgəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: juggler (11 21 centuries), from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculari to make fun , from jocus; JOKE1] 1.) [I and T] to keep three or more objects moving through the air by throwing and catching… … Dictionary of contemporary English
juggle — 01. My son has learned how to [juggle] three balls now. 02. The [juggler] threw three flaming torches up in the air, and then caught each one behind his back. 03. This guy we saw on television was able to eat an apple while he was [juggling] it… … Grammatical examples in English
juggle — [[t]ʤʌ̱g(ə)l[/t]] juggles, juggling, juggled 1) VERB If you juggle lots of different things, for example your work and your family, you try to give enough time or attention to all of them. [V n] The management team meets several times a week to… … English dictionary
