shuffle

v., -fled, -fling, -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.
   1. An act of shuffling cards, dominoes, or tiles.
   2. 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.

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

shuffler shuf'fler n.

verb

1. To drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking: scuff, scuffle, shamble. See move/halt.
2. To mix together so as to change the order of arrangement: jumble, scramble. Games riffle. See change/persist, order/disorder.
3. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: blunder, bumble¹, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, stagger, stumble. See thrive/fail/exist.
4. To use evasive or deliberately vague language: equivocate, euphemize, hedge, tergiversate, weasel. Informal pussyfoot, waffle. Idioms: beataboutaroundthe bush, mince words. See clear/unclear.
5. To stray from truthfulness or sincerity: equivocate, palter, prevaricate. See true/false.

noun

The use or an instance of equivocal language: ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, tergiversation, weasel word. Informal waffle. See clear/unclear.

v

Definition: move along lazily
Antonyms: run

v

Definition: rearrange, mix up
Antonyms: arrange, order, organize

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To mix the cards prior to dealing.

SoundPoker Says: In order to ensure fairness of the deal, the cards need to be thoroughly mixed. In home games, there are a wide variety of loose rules as to who shuffles and how the deck is shuffled. In casinos, the dealer will always shuffle by using a quick and formulated method.

See Also: Dealer, Mechanic

IN BRIEF: To drag one's feet while walking. Also: To mix playing cards.

When daydreaming, it's easy for a quick step to turn into a shuffle.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - blande, smugle, skubbe, blande kort
v. intr. - sjokke, slæbe med fødderne, danse med slæbende trin, luske, komme med udflugter, jaske
n. - sjokken, slæben, rod, roderi, udflugter, krumspring

idioms:

• shuffle off    luske sig fra, frigøre sig for

Nederlands (Dutch)
schudden (kaarten), door elkaar gooien, ontwijken, schuifelen, sloffen, mêleren, ontwijking, soort dans

Français (French)
v. tr. - déplacer, brasser, mélanger, battre (les cartes)
v. intr. - traîner les pieds
n. - pas traînants, bruit de pas traînants, action de battre les cartes, danse à petits pas glissés, (US) confusion

idioms:

• lost in the shuffle    perdu dans la confusion
• shuffle off    partir en traînant les pieds, de débarrasser (d'une responsabilité), ôter (ses vêtements) à la hâte

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlurfen, mischen
n. - Schlurfen, Mischen

idioms:

• lost in the shuffle    jmdn. verlieren
• shuffle off    abwälzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεταθέτω, μετατοπίζω, σέρνω τα πόδια μου, χρονοτριβώ, αοριστολογώ, ανακατεύω, ανακατατάσσω, ανασχηματίζω
n. - μετάθεση, μετατόπιση, σύρσιμο ποδιών, τέχνασμα, υπεκφυγή, ανακάτεμα τράπουλας, αναδιάταξη, ανασχηματισμός (κυβέρνησης)

idioms:

• shuffle off    ξεφορτώνομαι, αποτινάσσω

Italiano (Italian)
tergiversare, mescolare, strascicare i piedi

idioms:

• shuffle off    sottrarsi a, liberarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - embaralhar, esquivar-se
n. - embaralhamento (m), estratagema (m)

idioms:

• shuffle off    descartar-se de

Русский (Russian)
шаркать ногами, хитрить, ввести контрабандой, тасовать, перестраивать, перемешивать, делать наскоро, ерзать, шарканье, шаркающая походка, ерзанье, тасование, очередь сдавать (в картах), перебирание, отговорка

idioms:

• shuffle off    снимать, уклоняться от чего-л., брести

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mezclar, revolver, andar arrastrando los pies, barajar, desordenar, pasar, mover de un lado a otro
v. intr. - barajar los naipes, arrastrar los pies en el suelo, hace algo sin arte, andar con evasivas
n. - turno de barajar los naipes, mezcla, confusión, restregamiento de pies en el suelo, andar del que arrastra los pies, evasiva, equívoco

idioms:

• lost in the shuffle    perdido en la confusión
• shuffle off    despojarse de, librarse de, quitarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå släpande, hasa, sjava, lunka, lufsa, blanda, slingra sig, göra undanflykter, smussla, fiffla, fösa, skyffla, skuffa
n. - släpande rörelse, hasande, släpig dans, röra, virrvarr, krångel, smussel, fiffel, knep

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拖着走, 搞乱, 跳, 弄混, 拖着脚走, 狡猾地混入, 跳曳步舞, 支吾, 混乱, 曳步

idioms:

• shuffle off    摆脱, 把...推开

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拖著走, 搞亂, 跳, 弄混
v. intr. - 拖著腳走, 狡猾地混入, 跳曳步舞, 支吾
n. - 拖著腳走, 混亂, 曳步

idioms:

• shuffle off    擺脫, 把...推開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (발을) 질질 끌다, 섞다, ~을 살짝 넣다
v. intr. - 발을 질질 끌며 걷다, 뒤섞이다
n. - 발을 질질 끌기, 뒤섞음, (편지 등을) 주고 받음

idioms:

• shuffle off    벗어 버리다, 전가하다, 발을 끌며 떠나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 足を引きずって歩く, 引きずって歩く, 切る, ごちゃまぜにする, 無器用にする, どうにか切り抜ける, あちこち動かす, 言い逃れをする, ごまかす
n. - 足を引きずること, すり足, トランプを切ること, トランプを切る権利, ごまかし, 入れ替え

idioms:

• shuffle off    無造作に脱ぎ捨てる, 捨てる, 押し付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخلط بغير نظام (الاسم) مجموعه أشياء مختلطه, خلط ورق أللعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ערבב, טרף, גיבב‬
v. intr. - ‮השתרך, השתמט, התחמק, עשה בשטחיות‬
n. - ‮ערבוב, השתרכות, גרירת רגליים, חילופי-גברי, הולכת-שולל‬

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