swivel

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.

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[Middle English swyvel.]

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swivel [ˈswɪv^əl]

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) such a device made of two parts which turn independently, such as a compound link of a chain

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

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, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled

1. to turn or swing on or as if on a pivot

2. (tr) to provide with, secure by, or support with a swivel

[from Old English swīfan to turn; see swift]

swivel-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swivel - 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
Verb	1.	swivel - turn on a pivot 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

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swivel

verb

turn, spin, revolve, rotate, pivot, pirouette, swing round He swivelled round to face Sarah.

noun

turn, rotation, pirouette, swinging round a slight swivel of the hips

Translations

swivel [ˈswɪvl]

A. N → eslabón m giratorio

B. VI (also swivel round) → girar; [person] → volverse, girar sobre los talones

C. VT (also swivel round) → girar

D. CPD swivel chair N → silla f giratoria

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swivel [ˈswɪv^əl]

vi

(also swivel round) [person, chair] → pivoter, tourner

[eyes]
His eyes swivelled from one girl to the other → Son regard passait d'une fille à l'autre.

vt

(also swivel round) [+ chair, telescope] → faire pivoter

[eyes, head] → tourner
swivel chair n → fauteuil m pivotant

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swivel

n → Drehgelenk nt attr → Dreh-; swivel base (of monitor etc) → Schwenksockel m; swivel chair → Drehstuhl m

vt (also swivel round) → (herum)drehen

vi (also swivel round) → sich drehen; (person) → sich herumdrehen

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swivel [ˈswɪvl]

1. n → perno

2. vi (also swivel round) → girarsi

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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 이음쇠 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 旋轴，转环

v – past 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 회전하다 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 旋转