juggle

[juhg-uh l] /ˈdʒʌg əl/
verb (used with object), juggled, juggling.
1.
to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
2.
to hold, catch, carry, or balance precariously; almost drop and then catch hold again:
The center fielder juggled the ball but finally made the catch.
3.
to alter or manipulate in order to deceive, as by subterfuge or trickery:
to juggle the business accounts; to juggle the facts.
4.
to manage or alternate the requirements of (two or more tasks, responsibilities, activities, etc.) so as to handle each adequately:
to juggle the obligations of job and school.
verb (used without object), juggled, juggling.
5.
to perform feats of manual or bodily dexterity, as tossing up and keeping in continuous motion a number of balls, plates, knives, etc.
6.
to use artifice or trickery.
noun
7.
the act or fact of juggling.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English jog(e)len < Old French jogler to serve as buffoon or jester < Late Latin joculāre to joke (replacing Latin joculārī), equivalent to Latin jocul(us) (joc(us) joke + -ulus -ule) + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
jugglingly, adverb
outjuggle, verb (used with object), outjuggled, outjuggling.
unjuggled, adjective
Examples from the web for juggle
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  • The advantage of this is that students have to juggle all manners of address.
  • The megacity tries to juggle its storied past and its plans for future glory.
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  • Gamers must also be able to juggle several different tasks, evaluate risks and make quick decisions.
  • Many juggle school with jobs and family responsibilities.
  • Since then the group has tried to juggle two imperatives.
  • Many psychometricians juggle competing offers from testing firms before they've even completed their course work.
  • And working parents have to juggle day care, jobs and family.
British Dictionary definitions for juggle

juggle

/ˈdʒʌɡəl/
verb
1.
to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
2.
to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
3.
(transitive) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
noun
4.
an act of juggling
Derived Forms
jugglery, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin joculārī to jest, from jocus a jest
Word Origin and History for juggle
v.

late 14c., "entertain by clowning or doing tricks," back-formation from juggler and in part from Old French jogler "play tricks, sing songs," from Late Latin ioculare (source of Italian giocolare), from Latin ioculari "to jest" (see jocular). Related: Juggled; juggling.

Slang definitions & phrases for juggle

juggle

verb

To alter, esp with a view to deception and advantage: Owners Might Juggle Lineup Before Facing Players/ They discovered that the CEO had been juggling the books (1813+)