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JUGGLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

Synonyms:

juggle; juggling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression

Synonyms:

juggle; juggling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hold with difficulty and balance insecurely

Example:

the player juggled the ball

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

balance; poise (hold or carry in equilibrium)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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 3

Meaning:

Deal with simultaneously

Example:

She had to juggle her job and her children

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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:

Manipulate by or as if by moving around components

Example:

juggle an account so as to hide a deficit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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 5

Meaning:

Influence by slyness

Synonyms:

beguile; hoodwink; juggle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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)

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