First Known Use: 1570
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1shuffle
verb shuf·fle \ˈshə-fəl\
: to slide your feet along the ground or back and forth without lifting them completely
: to move things or people into a different order or into different positions
: to mix (playing cards) before playing a game so that no one knows what order they are in
shuf·fledshuf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\
Full Definition of SHUFFLE
transitive verb
1
: to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
2
: to put or thrust aside or under cover <shuffled the whole matter out of his mind>
3
a : to rearrange (as playing cards, dominoes, or tiles) to produce a random order b : to move about, back and forth, or from one place to another : shift <shuffle funds among various accounts>
4
a : to move (as the feet) by sliding along or back and forth without lifting b : to perform (as a dance) with a dragging, sliding step
intransitive verb
1
: to work into or out of trickily <shuffled out of the difficulty>
2
: to act or speak in a shifty or evasive manner
3
a : to move or walk in a sliding dragging manner without lifting the feet b : to dance in a lazy nonchalant manner with sliding and tapping motions of the feet c : to execute in a perfunctory or clumsy manner
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Origin of SHUFFLE
perhaps irregular from 1shove
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2shuffle
noun
: the act of moving by sliding your feet without lifting them off the ground
: the act of mixing the order of playing cards : the act of shuffling cards
Full Definition of SHUFFLE
1
: an evasion of the issue : equivocation
2
a : an act of shuffling (as of cards) b : a right or turn to shuffle <it's your shuffle> c : a confusing jumble (as of papers or events) <lost in the shuffle>
3
a : a dragging sliding movement; specifically : a sliding or scraping step in dancing b : a dance characterized by such a step c (1) : a rhythm where each beat of the measure is played as a triplet with the first and second parts of the triplet tied and the third part accented (2) : music played in a shuffle rhythm
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First Known Use of SHUFFLE
1628
Related to SHUFFLE
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, miscellany, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
SHUFFLE[1] Defined for Kids
1shuffle
verb shuf·fle \ˈshə-fəl\
shuf·fledshuf·fling
Definition of SHUFFLE for Kids
1
: to slide back and forth without lifting <He shuffled his feet.>
2
: to walk or move by sliding or dragging the feet <I just shuffled along.>
3
: to mix up the order of (as playing cards)
4
: to push or move about or from place to place <She shuffled the papers on her desk.>
2shuffle
noun
Definition of SHUFFLE for Kids
1
: a sliding or dragging walk
2
: an act of mixing up or moving so as to change the order or position
3
: a confusing jumble <The idea was lost in the shuffle.>
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