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- DictionarySwiv·el/ˈswiv(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.
verb
- 1. turn around a point or axis or on a swivel: "he swiveled in the chair"
to ( cause to) turn around a central point in order to face in another direction: She swivelled around to look out of the window. The ostrich swivelled its head in our direction. Synonym. pivot (TURN) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revolving, rotating and spinning. around and around idiom. backspin. birl. centrifugal. reel. revolve.
a. a pivot on which is mounted a gun that may be swung from side to side in a horizontal plane. b. Also called: swivel gun the gun itself. vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled. 4. to turn or swing on or as if on a pivot. 5. ( tr) to provide with, secure by, or support with a swivel.
A swivel is a device that allows something to turn freely. Desk chairs are often designed so the seat can swivel atop the base. In the hospital, the TV is usually mounted on a swivel so that patients can adjust it. Swivel comes from a middle English word, swive, meaning to sweep.
Oct 6, 2023 · (mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis. ( military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
5 days ago · 1. a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely. 2. such a device made of two parts which turn independently, such as a compound link of a chain. 3. a. a pivot on which is mounted a gun that may be swung from side to side in a horizontal plane. b. Also called: swivel gun.
noun. a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle. such a device consisting of two parts, each of which turns around independently, as a compound link of a chain, one part of which turns freely in the other by means of a headed pin or the like.
SWIVEL definition: to turn round, or to make something turn round. Learn more.
