JUGGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does juggle mean? 

• JUGGLE (noun)
  The noun JUGGLE has 2 senses:

1. the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression

2. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

  Familiarity information: JUGGLE used as a noun is rare.

• JUGGLE (verb)
  The verb JUGGLE has 5 senses:

1. influence by slyness

2. manipulate by or as if by moving around components

3. deal with simultaneously

4. throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously

5. hold with difficulty and balance insecurely

  Familiarity information: JUGGLE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUGGLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

juggle; juggling

Hypernyms ("juggle" is a kind of...):

rearrangement (changing an arrangement)

Derivation:

juggle (deal with simultaneously)

juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

juggle; juggling

Hypernyms ("juggle" is a kind of...):

performance (the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment)

Derivation:

juggle (throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously)

• JUGGLE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they juggle    ... he / she / it juggles   
Past simple: juggled   
Past participle: juggled   
-ing form: juggling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Influence by slyness

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

beguile; hoodwink; juggle

Hypernyms (to "juggle" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

jugglery (artful trickery designed to achieve an end)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Manipulate by or as if by moving around components

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

juggle an account so as to hide a deficit

Hypernyms (to "juggle" is one way to...):

cook; fake; falsify; fudge; manipulate; misrepresent; wangle (tamper, with the purpose of deception)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

juggle; juggling (the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Deal with simultaneously

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

She had to juggle her job and her children

Hypernyms (to "juggle" is one way to...):

care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

juggle (the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "juggle" is one way to...):

throw (propel through the air)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

juggle (throwing and catching several objects simultaneously)

juggler (a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity)

jugglery (the performance of a juggler)

juggling (throwing and catching several objects simultaneously)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Hold with difficulty and balance insecurely

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

the player juggled the ball

Hypernyms (to "juggle" is one way to...):

balance; poise (hold or carry in equilibrium)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Thither then they both set out in the twilight after the long course of juggling tricks and glee-singing with which the principal meal was concluded.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Or you may need to travel quite a bit for work and find that keeping things running smoothly at home will need juggling.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"Is this a juggle?" I said to him.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He looked up from his task and saw Joe standing before him juggling flat- irons, starched shirts, and manuscripts.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The unexpected had swept its wizardry over the face of things, changing the perspective, juggling values, and shuffling the real and the unreal into perplexing confusion.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

By some juggling of the clocks it is quite possible that they may have got Scott Eccles to bed earlier than he thought, but in any case it is likely that when Garcia went out of his way to tell him that it was one it was really not more than twelve.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Would you wish by trick or quibble to juggle me out of these last acres?

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Phrases, lines, and stanzas were cut out, interchanged, or juggled about in the most incomprehensible manner.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

You may have cheerfully volunteered to help your sister with her new little bundle of joy when the baby arrives, and now a job change may make you feel like you are juggling a lot, and you will be this month.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)