swizzle
swizzle · swizzles · swizzled · swizzling
To stir or mixTo stir or mix.
/ˈswɪzəl/
Meaning
6 senses(informal, transitive)To stir or mix.
She swizzled the milk into her coffee.
(informal, intransitive)To turn around.
(informal, transitive)To drink; to swill.
To permute bits, or elements of a vector.
(transitive)To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
(transitive)To change a class's dispatch table in order to resolve messages from an existing selector to a new implementation.
Origin
Unknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchelUnknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchel (“a drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum”), attested 1790, itself of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by swirl or fizz.
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Forms
swizzles, swizzling, swizzled, swizzledAntonyms
1 antonymsconvert symbols to pointers:unswizzle
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedswizzler
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle