swizzle
noun[C]
uk/ˈswɪz.əl/us/ˈswɪz.əl/swizzlenoun[C](DRINK)
amixedalcoholicdrink, usuallycontainingrum(= astrongalcoholicdrinkmade from thejuiceof thesugarcaneplant):
Thebarisfamousforitsrumswizzle.
A swizzle is atall,traditionallyrum-basedcocktailfilledwithcrackedice.
Cocktails
- Bloody Mary
- Buck's Fizz
- caipirinha
- cocktail
- cosmopolitan
- gimlet
- highball
- julep
- kir
- manhattan
- mint julep
- mixology
- mocktail
- mojito
- Pimm's
- shrub
- sour
- spritz
- spritzer
- swizzle stick
swizzlenoun[C](SPIN)
anactofspinningorturning:
Thepositionof theseatsmakes itimpossibletoseewho is coming into thebarwithout doing a 180-degree swizzle.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- spin
- swing
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
- whirly
swizzlenoun[C](SMALL AMOUNT)
asmallamountof something,especiallyfood, that isaddedin acircularshapeto something as adecorationor toaddto thetaste:
Serve thepancakeswith a swizzle ofhoneyand ageneroussqueezeoflimejuice.
Apotofminestroneis notcompletewithoutaddinga swizzle ofhomemadepestointo thefinishedsoup.
Compare
drizzle
Cookery terms
- amandine
- au gratin
- courgetti
- cube steak
- cuisine
- curdle
- dessertspoon
- dessertspoonful
- extra-rare
- jus
- leavening
- lemony
- mirepoix
- mise en place
- tablespoonful
- teaspoonful
- uncooked
- à la grecque
- à la king
- à la mode
swizzlenoun[C](TRICK)
UKinformalold-fashioned
asituationin which someonetricksanotherpersonortriesto getmoneyfrom themdishonestlyorunfairly:
Onegreatmediaswizzle iscomparingtworisksthat aremassivelydifferent inscale.
£10 for alemonade? What a swizzle!
Synonym
swizz
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hustle
- pull
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- racket
swizzle
verb
uk/ˈswɪz.əl/us/ˈswɪz.əl/swizzleverb(MIX)
[IorT]
tomixadrinkor otherliquid:
Swizzle andblendthemixtureuntilfairlythickand like asoup.
Swizzleonceandsipthrough astraw.
Mixing and mixtures
- be neither one thing nor the otheridiom
- blend
- blend in/blend intosomething
- blender
- blitz
- crossed
- decoction
- emulsion
- guaraná
- homogeneous mixture
- meld
- methylate
- mingle
- mixture
- mosaic
- mush
- saturated solution
- scramble
- substance
- synthesis
swizzleverb(SPIN)
[IorT]
tospinorturn, or to make someone or somethingspinorturn:
Thedancerswizzled through theairas ifthrownthere by amajorette.
Hehandedme theearringsand I swizzled them in thepalmof myhand.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- spin
- swing
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
- whirly
swizzleverb(TRICK)
[T]UKinformal
totrickaperson,company, etc.,especiallyinorderto getmoneyfrom themdishonestlyorunfairly:
Thecouplearefamousfortryingto swizzle agameshow.
Thecompanyclaimsthat it was swizzled by thegovernment.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hustle
- pull
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- racket