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swivel

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swiv·el  (swvl)
n.
1. A link, pivot, or other fastening so designed that it permits the free turning of attached parts.
2. A pivoted support that allows an attached object, such as a chair or gun, to turn in a horizontal plane.
3. A gun that turns on a pivot.
v. swiv·eled or swiv·elled, swiv·el·ing or swiv·el·ling, swiv·els
v.tr.
1. To turn or rotate on or as if on a swivel.
2. To secure, fit, or support with a swivel.
v.intr.
To turn on or as if on a swivel.

[Middle English swyvel.]

swivel
Verb
[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]
to turn on or swing round on a central point
Noun
a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely [Old English swīfan to turn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swivelswivel - a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
coupler, coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
Verb1.swivel - turn on a pivot
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
pirouette - do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

swivel
verb turn, spin, revolve, rotate, pivot, pirouette, swing round
Translations

swivel [ˈswɪvl] vi (also: swivel round) → girar
swivel [ˈswɪvl] vi (also: swivel round) → pivoter, tourner
swivel [ˈswɪvl] vi (also: swivel round) → sich (herum)drehen
swivel [ˈswɪvl] vi (also: swivel round) → girare

swivel
n swivel [ˈswivl]
a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other. spil مِحْوَر، وَصْلَه دَوّارَه шарнирно съединение otočný čep drejemekanisme der Drehzapfen σύνδεσμος που επιτρέπει την περιστροφή pivote, eslabón giratorio pöörel حول محور چرخيدن tappi pivot מִסתוֹבֵב עַל צִירוִ चल छल्ला, घूमने वाली लड़ी stožer, osovina (forgó)csukló sendi putar snúanleg undirstaða; segulnagli perno 回り継ぎ手 (회전 의자의) 받침, ?기계? 회전 조인트 sukutis, lankstinis sujungimas šarnīrsavienojums sendi swivel wartel sving-/dreiemekanisme obrotnik articulação giratória pivot шарнирное соединение otočný čap vrtljivi tečaj obrtni prsten tapp, pivå, svivel แกนหมุน milli makara 旋軸,轉環 вертлюг; шарнірне з'єднання چول چھلا khớp khuyên
vpast tense, past participle ˈswivelled
to move round (as though) on a swivel He swivelled his chair round to face the desk. draai يَتَحَرَّك حَوْل مِحْوَر въртя се otočit dreje drehen περιστρέφω (hacer) girar pöörlema, pöörama چرخش pyörähtää, pyöräyttää (faire) pivoter לְהִסתוֹבֵב घूमना okretati oko osi elfordul berputar snúa(st) um á e-u far girare 回す ...을 회전시키다 sukti(s) pagriezt (ap savu asi) memusingkan (laten) draaien dreie, svinge obracać (się) (fazer) girar a pivota вращать; поворачивать otočiť vrteti (se) obrtati svänga, snurra หมุน döndürmek 旋轉 обертати; вертіти на шарнірах گول گول گھومنا làm cho xoay, làm cho quay


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" said the British Lion, yawning; "the swivel in my tail needs a few drops of oil, that is all.
"Easy with that, men--easy," he ran on, to the fellows who were shifting the powder; and then suddenly observing me examining the swivel we carried amidships, a long brass nine, "Here you, ship's boy," he cried, "out o' that
The swivel alluded to in this work was buried and abandoned by the troops on this occasion, and it was subsequently found in digging the cellars of the authors paternal residence.
 
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