Synonyms for shuffle off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shuhf-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃʌf əl |
Top 10 synonyms for shuffle off Other synonyms for the word shuffle off
- abstain
- baffle
- balk
- beat
- bilk
- bollix
- buffalo
- bum
- cheat
- check
- checkmate
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- crab
- cramp
- creep
- crimp
- dash
- defeat
- deflect
- desist
- disappoint
- disconcert
- ditch
- divert
- dog
- duck
- elude
- eschew
- fake out
- faze
- fence
- flee
- foul up
- get around
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- goldbrick
- hang up
- hide
- hold off
- juke
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- laze
- lie down on job
- loaf
- loiter
- lounge
- lurk
- malinger
- nullify
- obviate
- outwit
- parry
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- quit
- rattle
- recoil
- restrain
- run circles around
- run for cover
- run rings around
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- skulk
- slack
- slink
- slip
- slough off
- snake
- sneak
- stay away
- stay out
- steal
- steer clear of
- step aside
- stop
- stymie
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- turn aside
- upset the apple cart
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
Définition of shuffle off
Origin :- 1530s, put together hastily," probably from Middle English shovelen "to move with dragging feet," itself probably a frequentative form of shoven (see shove (v.)). Or perhaps from Low German schuffeln "to walk clumsily, deal dishonestly."
- Of playing cards, first recorded 1560s. Meaning "walk slowly without lifting the feet" is from 1570s. Meaning "push along gradually" is from 1560s. Meaning "move from one place to another" is from 1690s. Meaning "do a shuffle dance" is from 1818. Related: Shuffled; shuffling. Shuffle off "get rid of, dispose of" is from Shakespeare (1601).
- As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- As in shirk : verb avoid, get out of responsibility
- As in goldbrick : verb idle
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
Antonyms for shuffle off
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