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Share This shuf·fle Audio Help / ˈʃʌf / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ shuhf -uh ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -fled, -fling, noun –verb (used without object) 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing.
3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into ): to shuffle into one's clothes.
4. to act underhandedly or evasively with respect to a stated situation (often fol. by in, into, or out of ): to shuffle out of one's responsibilities.
5. to intermix so as to change the relative positions of cards in a pack.
–verb (used with object) 6. to move (one's feet) along the ground or floor without lifting them.
7. to perform (a dance) with such movements.
8. to move (an object or objects) this way and that.
9. to put, thrust, or bring trickily, evasively, or haphazardly (usually fol. by in, into, out, etc.): to shuffle one's way into favor.
10. to mix (cards in a pack) so as to change the relative positions.
11. to jumble together, mix, or interchange the positions of (objects).
–noun 12. a scraping movement; dragging gait.
13. an evasive trick; evasion.
14. an act or instance of shuffling.
15. Cards . a. a shuffling of cards in a pack.
b. the right or turn to shuffle preparatory to dealing: You win the shuffle.
16. a dance in which the feet are shuffled along the floor.
—Verb phrase 17. shuffle off, a. to thrust aside; get rid of.
b. to move away by, or as if by, shuffling: They shuffled off to school with little enthusiasm.
[Origin:
1525–35; < LG
schuffeln to walk clumsily or with dragging feet, mix (cards); akin to
shovel ]
—Synonyms 6 .
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shuf·fled , shuf·fling , shuf·fles
tr.
To slide (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking.
To move (something) from one place to another; transfer or shift.
To put aside or under cover quickly; shunt: shuffled the bill under a pile of junk mail.
To mix together; jumble.
To mix together (playing cards or tiles, for example) so as to make a random order of arrangement.
intr.
To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The crowd shuffled out of the theater.
To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
To move about from place to place; shift: shuffled around looking for work.
To act in a shifty or deceitful manner; equivocate.
Games To mix playing cards, tiles, or dominoes together so as to make their order random.A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.
A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.
An evasive or deceitful action; an equivocation.
A confused mixture; a jumble.
Games An act of shuffling cards, dominoes, or tiles.
A player's right or turn to do this.
Phrasal Verb(s): shuffle off
To get rid of; dispose of.
To evade or shirk (a responsibility, for example).
Informal To leave; depart.shovelen , probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin .]
shuf'fler n.
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1532, probably from M.E.
shovelen "to move with dragging feet," probably a freq. form of
shoven (see
shove ). Or perhaps from Low Ger.
schuffeln "to walk clumsily, deal dishonestly." Of playing cards, first recorded 1570. The noun is attested from 1628. Phrase
lost in the shuffle is from 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This shuffle noun 1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly 2. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn: shamble ] verb 1. walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" 2. move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS" 3. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
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Share This shuffle 1 [ˈʃafl] verb
to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them
Example:
Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street.
Arabic: يُجَرْجِرُ خُطاه Chinese (Simplified): 拖着脚走 Chinese (Traditional): 拖著腳走 Czech: vléci (se), belhat se Danish: slæbe med fødderne Dutch: schuifelen Estonian: jalgu järel lohistama Finnish: laahustaa French: traîner les pieds German: schlurfen Greek: σέρνω τα πόδια μου Hungarian: csoszog Icelandic: draga fæturna Indonesian: menyeret kaki Italian: strascicare (i piedi)*
Japanese: 足を引きずる Korean: 발을 질질 끌며 걷다 Latvian: šļūkāt; vilkt kājas; vilkties Lithuanian: vilkti (kojas), šliurinti, šlepsėti Norwegian: subbe, slepe med føttene; trippe Polish: szurać, powłóczyć Portuguese (Brazil): arrastar os pés Portuguese (Portugal): arrastar-se Romanian: a(-şi) târşâi picioarele Russian: шаркать Slovak: vliecť (sa), šuchtať sa Slovenian: vleči noge za seboj Spanish: caminar arrastrando los pies Swedish: släpa , gå släpigt Turkish: ayaklarını sürüyerek yürümek
shuffle 2 [ˈʃafl] verb
to mix (playing-cards etc)
Example:
It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).
Arabic: يَخْلُط الأوراق Chinese (Simplified): 洗牌 Chinese (Traditional): 洗牌 Czech: míchat Danish: blande Dutch: schudden Estonian: (kaarte) segama Finnish: sekoittaa French: mêler, battre German: mischen Greek: ανακατεύω (χαρτιά τράπουλας) Hungarian: (meg)kever (kártyát) Icelandic: stokka Indonesian: mengocok Italian: mescolare
Japanese: 切り混ぜる Korean: (카드를) 섞다 Latvian: sajaukt (kārtis u.tml.) Lithuanian: maišyti Norwegian: stokke kort Polish: tasować Portuguese (Brazil): misturar, embaralhar Portuguese (Portugal): baralhar Romanian: a amesteca (cărţile) Russian: тасовать Slovak: miešať Slovenian: mešati Spanish: barajar Swedish: blanda Turkish: karmak, karıştırmak
shuffle [ˈʃafl] noun
an act of shuffling
Example:
He gave the cards a shuffle.
Arabic: خَلْط الأوراق Chinese (Simplified): 混合，洗牌 Chinese (Traditional): 混合，洗牌 Czech: zamíchání Danish: bland Dutch: het schuifelen, schudden Estonian: (kaartide) segamine Finnish: sekoittaminen French: battage German: das Schlurfen,das Mischen Greek: ανακάτεμα (τράπουλας) Hungarian: keverés Icelandic: stokkun Indonesian: kocokan Italian: mescolata
Japanese: 切り混ぜ Korean: 카드를 뒤섞기 Latvian: jaukšana; pārdalīšana; pārvietošana Lithuanian: kojų vilkimas, maišymas Norwegian: subbing; tripping; blanding Polish: tasowanie Portuguese (Brazil): embaralhamento Portuguese (Portugal): embaralhamento Romanian: amestecare Russian: тасование Slovak: (za)miešanie Slovenian: mešanje Spanish: baraje, barajadura Swedish: blandande Turkish: karma, karıştırma
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Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Scuffled ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scuffling .] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See
Shove , and cf.
Shuffle .]
1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.
A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble. --Eikon Basilike.
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Shaf"fle\, v. i. [See
Shuffle .] To hobble or limp; to shuffle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Shuf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Shuffled ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shuffling .] [Originally the same word as scuffle, and properly a freq. of shove. See
Shove , and
Scuffle .]
1. To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand.
2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of, as of the cards in a pack.
A man may shuffle cards or rattle dice from noon to midnight without tracing a new idea in his mind. --Rombler.
3. To remove or introduce by artificial confusion.
It was contrived by your enemies, and shuffled into the papers that were seizen. --Dryden.
To shuffe off , to push off; to rid one's self of.
To shuffe up , to throw together in hastel to make up or form in confusion or with fraudulent disorder; as, he shuffled up a peace.
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