juggle

¹jug·gle

verb \ˈjə-gəl\

jug·gledjug·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of JUGGLE

intransitive verb

1

: to perform the tricks of a juggler

2

: to engage in manipulation especially in order to achieve a desired end

transitive verb

1

a : to practice deceit or trickery on : beguile

b : to manipulate or rearrange especially in order to achieve a desired end <juggle an account to hide a loss>

2

a : to toss in the manner of a juggler

b : to hold or balance precariously

3

: to handle or deal with usually several things (as obligations) at one time so as to satisfy often competing requirements <juggle the responsibilities of family life and full-time job — Jane S. Gould>

Examples of JUGGLE

1. He is learning to juggle.
2. He juggled four balls at once.
3. She somehow manages to juggle a dozen tasks at once.
4. It can be hard to juggle family responsibilities and the demands of a full-time job.
5. I'll have to juggle my schedule a bit to get this all to work out.

Origin of JUGGLE

Middle English jogelen, from Anglo-French jugler, from Latin joculari to jest, joke, from joculus, diminutive of jocus joke

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to JUGGLE

Synonyms

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, deceive, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick

Antonyms

undeceive

Related Words

kid, put on, tease; bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Near Antonyms

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

Rhymes with JUGGLE

guggle, smuggle, snuggle, struggle

²juggle

noun

Definition of JUGGLE

: an act or instance of juggling:

a : a trick of magic

b : a show of manual dexterity

c : an act of manipulation especially to achieve a desired end

Examples of JUGGLE

1. <a temporary suspension of the gas tax was just a crowd-pleasing juggle that was not a long-term solution to the energy problem>

First Known Use of JUGGLE

1664

Related to JUGGLE

Synonyms

artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, trick, knack, play, ploy, scheme, shenanigan, sleight, stratagem, wile

Related Words

bluff, end run, feint; cheating, chicanery, cozenage, craft, crookery, cunning, deception, dupery, duplicity, fakery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery (or skullduggery), subterfuge, swindling, trickery; fraud, gaff, hoax, sham, swindle; blind, front, smoke screen

Rhymes with JUGGLE

guggle, snuggle, struggle