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juggle(dictionary)
juggle(dictionary)

juggle (iou)



juggle verb & noun. LME.
[Back-form. from JUGGLER, or from Old French jogler, jug- from Latin joculari to jest, from joculus dim. of jocus JOKE noun.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Amuse or entertain with jesting, buffoonery, tricks, etc. LME-E17.
verb trans. Deceive, trick, cheat, beguile (out of). LME.
J. S. Blackie The Spirit of Error..juggles the plain understandings of men that they become the sport of every quibble. John Bright They have no system of compounding which would juggle men out of their franchise.
b. Bring, convey, or change by magic, conjuring, trickery, or deceit. L16.
T. Jefferson Our debt was juggled from forty-three up to eighty millions.
verb intrans. Practise magic or legerdemain; conjure. LME.
R. Davies He can't juggle and he can't walk rope. J. Updike Van Horne juggled..five tangerines, his hands a frantic blur.
b. verb intrans. & trans. Perform feats of dexterity (with); esp. continuously toss and catch (several objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others; fig. adroitly balance, handle, or manipulate (a thing or several things simultaneously). (Foll. by with.) L19.
T. C. Wolfe Pearl juggled carefully with the proposals of several young men. A. Tyler She'd been so preoccupied with paying the rent and juggling the budget.
verb intrans. transf. & fig. Play tricks with so as to cheat or deceive. E16.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph Whatever way Mr. Trippier wants to juggle with figures, he is now a member for 869 more people.
b. noun. A conjuror's trick, esp. one claimed to be done by magic or occult influence; an act of deception, an imposture, a fraud. M17.
jugglement noun (rare) the process or a piece of juggling; a juggler's trick: LME.