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English Dictionary: juggle by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juggle
n
  1. the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
    Synonym(s): juggle, juggling
  2. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
    Synonym(s): juggle, juggling
v
  1. influence by slyness
    Synonym(s): juggle, beguile, hoodwink
  2. manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
  3. deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children"
  4. throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
  5. hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juggle \Jug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Juggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Juggling}.] [OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler.
      See {Juggler}.]
      1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and
            sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.
  
      2. To practice artifice or imposture.
  
                     Be these juggling fiends no more believed. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juggle \Jug"gle\, v. t.
      To deceive by trick or artifice.
  
               Is't possible the spells of France should juggle Men
               into such strange mysteries?                  --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juggle \Jug"gle\, n.
      1. A trick by sleight of hand.
  
      2. An imposture; a deception. --Tennyson.
  
                     A juggle of state to cozen the people. --Tillotson.
  
      3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or
            split. --Knight.
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