shuf·fle  (shŭf'əl) 
v.
shuf·fled, shuf·fling, shuf·fles
v.
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.
v.
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.
n. 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 offTo get rid of; dispose of. To evade or shirk (a responsibility, for example). Informal To leave; depart.
[Middle English shovelen, probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]
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