juggle

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to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw them up repeatedly so that one or more stays in the air, usually in order to entertain people:

We all watched in amazement as he juggled with three flaming torches.

to succeed in arranging your life so that you have time to involve yourself in two or more different activities or groups of people:

Many parents find it hard to juggle children and a career.

to change results or information recorded as numbers so that a situation seems to be better than it really is:

It won't matter if we juggle the figures - no one will know.

to throw several objects into the air, catch them, and keep them moving so that at least one is always in the air:

[ T ] fig. Many women find it hard to juggle a family and a career (= to arrange their lives so that they have time for both).

to try to do two or more jobs or activities at the same time, because you do not have a lot of time:

Senior executives are under pressure to juggle the increasing demands of their workload.

juggle sth and/with sth Flexible working hours help staff juggle work and family life.

if you juggle data or resources, you use them in a way that will bring you an advantage or that may be dishonest:

Analysts think the Treasury may be able to juggle its accounts for the next few months.

to buy and sell shares, bonds, etc. on a regular basis in order to make a lot of money:

While individual investors may be able to juggle asset allocation themselves, diversifying into 100 or more different assets usually requires a professional fund manager.