shuffle

shuf•fle

[[t]ˈʃʌf əl[/t]] v. -fled, -fling, n.

1) to walk without lifting the feet; shamble

2) mad to slide the feet lazily in dancing

3) to move clumsily (usu. fol. by into):

to shuffle into one's clothes[/ex]

4) to act evasively:

to shuffle out of one's responsibilities[/ex]

5) to intermix playing cards or the like

6) to move (one's feet) along the ground or floor without lifting them

7) to move (objects) this way and that

8) to rearrange in random order:

to shuffle playing cards[/ex]

9) phv shuffle off

a) to move or go away

b) to thrust aside

10) a scraping or sliding movement, esp. a dragging gait

11) an evasive trick; evasion

12) an act or instance of shuffling something, as cards

13) gam the right or turn to shuffle cards before dealing

14) mad a dance in which the feet are shuffled

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Etymology: 1525–35; < LG schuffeln shuf′fler, n.