CASCADE

Cascade

In juggling, a cascade is the simplest juggling pattern achievable with an odd number of props. The simplest juggling pattern is the three-ball cascade. This is therefore the first pattern that most jugglers learn.

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cascade

Noun

  1. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  2. A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
    The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events — Richard M. Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press, 2001
  3. A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain
  4. A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
  5. A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).

Verb

  1. To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  2. To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
  3. To occur as a causal sequence.
  4. To vomit.


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