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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 round 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. revolving.
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.
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.
(slang) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; will. Bob ain't got no swivel. Wiktionary. Synonyms: pin. caster. pivot. verb. swiveled, swiveling, swivels. To cause to turn or rotate on or as if on a swivel. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fit, fasten, or support with a swivel.
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.
4 days ago · 1. a coupling device that allows free turning of the parts attached to it; specif., a chain link made in two parts, one piece fitting like a collar below the bolt head of the other and turning freely about it. verb transitive Word forms: ˈswiveled or ˈswivelled, ˈswiveling or ˈswivelling. 2. to cause to turn or rotate on or as if on a swivel. 3.
