Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - juggle
Juggle
juggle
v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by with) perform feats of dexterity, esp. by tossing objects in the air and catching them, keeping several in the air at the same time. b tr. perform such feats with. 2 tr. continue to deal with (several activities) at once, esp. with ingenuity. 3 intr. (foll. by with) & tr. a deceive or cheat. b misrepresent (facts). c rearrange adroitly. --n. 1 a piece of juggling. 2 a fraud. Etymology: ME, back-form. f. JUGGLER or f. OF jogler, jugler f. L joculari jest f. joculus dimin. of jocus jest
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I. verb (~d; juggling) Etymology: Middle English jogelen, from Anglo-French jugler, from Latin joculari to jest, joke, from joculus, diminutive of jocus joke Date: 15th century intransitive verb to perform the tricks of a ~r, to engage in manipulation especially in order to achieve a desired end, transitive verb 1. to practice deceit or trickery on ; beguile, to manipulate or rearrange especially in order to achieve a desired end , 2. to toss in the manner of a ~r, to hold or balance precariously, to handle or deal with usually several things (as obligations) at one time so as to satisfy often competing requirements , II. noun Date: 1664 an act or instance of juggling:, a trick of magic, a show of manual dexterity, an act of manipulation especially to achieve a desired end ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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