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shuf·fle  (shfl)

v. shuf·fled, shuf·fling, shuf·fles

v.tr.

1. To slide (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking.

2. To move (something) from one place to another; transfer or shift.

3. To put aside or under cover quickly; shunt: shuffled the bill under a pile of junk mail.

4. To mix together; jumble.

5. To mix together (playing cards or tiles, for example) so as to make a random order of arrangement.

v.intr.

1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The crowd shuffled out of the theater.

2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.

3. To move about from place to place; shift: shuffled around looking for work.

4. To act in a shifty or deceitful manner; equivocate.

5. Games To mix playing cards, tiles, or dominoes together so as to make their order random.

n.

1. A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.

2. A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.

3. An evasive or deceitful action; an equivocation.

4. A confused mixture; a jumble.

5. Games

a. An act of shuffling cards, dominoes, or tiles.

b. A player's right or turn to do this.

Phrasal Verb:

shuffle off

1. To get rid of; dispose of.

2. To evade or shirk (a responsibility, for example).

3. Informal To leave; depart.

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[Middle English shovelen, probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]

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shuffler n.

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shuffle

Verb

[-fling, -fled]

1. to walk or move (the feet) with a slow dragging motion

2. to mix together in a jumbled mass: the chairman shuffled his papers

3. to mix up (playing cards) so as to change their order

Noun

1. an instance of shuffling

2. a rearrangement: a shuffle of top management

3. a dance with short dragging movements of the feet [probably from Low German schüffeln]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shuffle - the act of mixing cards haphazardly make, shuffling reordering - a rearrangement in a different order reshuffling, reshuffle - shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle" riffle - shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
	2.	shuffle - walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" shamble, shambling, shuffling walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
Verb	1.	shuffle - walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" scuffle, shamble walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" scuff, drag - walk without lifting the feet
	2.	shuffle - move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS" shift, transfer - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
	3.	shuffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" mix, ruffle manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it reshuffle - shuffle again; "So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards" riffle - shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"

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shuffle

verb 1. shamble, stagger, stumble, dodder

verb 2. scuffle, drag, scrape, scuff

verb 3. rearrange, jumble, mix, shift, disorder, disarrange, intermix

Translations

shuffle [ˈʃʌfl] vt [+ cards] → barajar;

to shuffle (one's feet) → arrastrar los pies

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shuffle [ˈʃʌfl] vt [+ cards] → battre;

to shuffle (one's feet) → traîner les pieds

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shuffle [ˈʃʌfl] vt (cards) → mischen

vi → schlurfen;

to shuffle (one's feet) → mit den Füßen scharren

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shuffle [ˈʃʌfl] vt [+ cards] → mescolare;

to shuffle (one's feet) → strascicare i piedi

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shuffle

v shuffle [ˈʃafl]

1 to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street. skuifel, sleep يُجَرْجِرُ خُطاه тътря си краката vléci (se), belhat se slæbe med fødderne schlurfen σέρνω τα πόδια μου caminar arrastrando los pies jalgu järel lohistama پا به زمين كشيدن laahustaa traîner les pieds לִגרוֹר רַגלַיִם स्थिर नहीं रहना, स्थान बदलते रहना polagano, mučno hodati, vući noge csoszog menyeret kaki draga fæturna strascicare (i piedi) 足を引きずる 발을 질질 끌며 걷다 vilkti (kojas), šliurinti, šlepsėti šļūkāt; vilkt kājas; vilkties menyeret kaki schuifelen subbe, slepe med føttene; trippe szurać, powłóczyć arrastar-se a(-şi) târşâi picioarele шаркать vliecť (sa), šuchtať sa vleči noge za seboj teško hodati släpa [], gå släpigt เดินลากเท้า ayaklarını sürüyerek yürümek 拖著腳走 тягнути ноги; човгати گھسیٹنا lê bước 拖着脚走

2 to mix (playing-cards etc) It's your turn to shuffle (the cards). skommel يَخْلُط الأوراق разбърквам (карти) míchat blande mischen ανακατεύω (χαρτιά τράπουλας) barajar (kaarte) segama بر زدن ورق sekoittaa mêler, battre לְעַרבֵּב קְלָפְים फेंटना, मिलाना miješati karte (meg)kever (kártyát) mengocok stokka mescolare 切り混ぜる (카드를) 섞다 maišyti sajaukt (kārtis u.tml.) mengocok schudden stokke kort tasować baralhar a amesteca (cărţile) тасовать miešať mešati mešati karte blanda สับไพ่ karmak, karıştırmak 洗牌 тасувати پتے پھینٹنا trộn, xáo 洗牌

n

an act of shuffling He gave the cards a shuffle. skommel خَلْط الأوراق разбъркване на карти zamíchání bland das Schlurfen,das Mischen ανακάτεμα (τράπουλας) baraje, barajadura (kaartide) segamine بر sekoittaminen battage עִרבּוּב फेंटने की क्रिया miješanje karata keverés kocokan stokkun mescolata 切り混ぜ 카드를 뒤섞기 kojų vilkimas, maišymas jaukšana; pārdalīšana; pārvietošana mengocok het schuifelen, schudden subbing; tripping; blanding tasowanie embaralhamento amestecare тасование (za)miešanie mešanje mešanje blandande การสับไพ่ karma, karıştırma 混合，洗牌 тасування پتنے پھینٹنے کا عمل sự xáo bài 混合，洗牌