shuffle

«shuffle» in Mova's school dictionary: to mix them up so they are in a random order — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (shuffle, shuffles, shuffled, shuffling); noun (a shuffle, shuffles)

meaning for a pupil

1) To shuffle cards means to mix them up so they are in a random order. tree →

2) To shuffle means to walk slowly, dragging your feet along the ground. tree →

3) To shuffle things means to move them about or change their order («shuffle papers»). tree →

4) To shuffle can mean to move your feet or body about because you are nervous or bored. tree →

5) A shuffle is the act of shuffling, or a setting that plays songs in random order. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, shuffling cards is used for probability and random order: after a good shuffle, each card is equally likely to be anywhere. In stories a shuffling walk shows tiredness, age or shyness. In music apps «shuffle» plays songs in random order. Phrases: «shuffle the cards», «shuffle along», «on shuffle», «shuffle your feet».

examples

• Shuffle the cards before you deal. tree →
• The old man shuffled down the corridor in his slippers. tree →
• Pick up your feet; don't shuffle! tree →
• She shuffled her papers nervously. tree →
• The pupils shuffled their feet while they waited. tree →
• My playlist is on shuffle. tree →
• After the shuffle, the chance of the top card being an ace is 4 out of 52. tree →
• The teacher shuffled the name cards to pick a helper. tree →
• Uncle Remus shuffled around in an awkward, embarrassed way, scratched his head, and looked uncomfortable. tree →

note

Regular verb: «shuffled», «shuffling». In maths problems, «shuffled» means the order is random, so every card has an equal chance of each position.

In the corpora

• Hedgehog and Tortoise answer with the same words shuffled: «when you water a Hedgehog you must drop him into your paw».
• "Shuffled off this mortal coil" means died; it comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet and is used jokingly.
• Example: a boy in Cornwall shuffles his feet as he walks in the shallow water.
• In card games, shuffle well, deal fairly and do not look at others' cards.
• In a card game like Uno or Snap, shuffle well, deal fairly and do not look at the other players' cards.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shuffle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.