See swizzle on Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for swizzle meaning in All languages combined (7.9kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: programming, Objective-C, transitive",
"path": [
"swizzle"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "swizzle",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: programming, Objective-C, transitive",
"path": [
"swizzle"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "swizzle",
"trace": ""
}
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