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swiv·el
(swĭv′əl)n.
A device that joins two parts in a way that allows one part to turn without turning the other.
v. swiv·eled, swiv·el·ing, swiv·els or swiv·elled or swiv·el·ling
v.tr.
1. To turn or rotate on a swivel or an axis.
2. To secure, fit, or support with a swivel.
v.intr.
To turn on a swivel or an axis.
[Middle English swyvel.]
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swivel
(ˈswɪvəl)n
1. (General Engineering) a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely
2. (General Engineering) such a device made of two parts which turn independently, such as a compound link of a chain
3. (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 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
[C14: from Old English swīfan to turn; see swift]
ˈswivel-ˌlike adj
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swiv•el
(ˈswɪv əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it.
2. such a device consisting of two parts, each of which turns around independently, as a compound link of a chain.
3. a pivoted support allowing something to turn around in a horizontal plane.
v.t. 4. to turn or pivot on or as if on a swivel: He swiveled his chair around.
5. to fasten by a swivel; furnish with a swivel.
v.i. 6. to turn on or if as on a swivel.
[1275–1325; Middle English (n.), =swiv- (base of Old English swīfan to revolve, c. Old Norse svīfa to turn; compare swift) + -el instrumental suffix]
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swivel
Past participle: swivelled
Gerund: swivelling
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| Noun | 1. |  swivel - a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin |
| Verb | 1. | 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 |
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Translations
مِحْوَر، وَصْلَه دَوّارَهيَتَحَرَّك حَوْل مِحْوَر
otočitotočný čep
drejedrejemekanisme
eslabón giratorio
leikari
forgócsukló
snúa um á e-usnúanleg undirstaîa; segulnagli
lankstinis sujungimas
šarnīrsavienojums
otočný čap
döndürmekmilli makara
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swivel
[ˈswɪvəl] vi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swivel
(ˈswivl) noun 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.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈswivelled – to move round (as though) on a swivel. He swivelled his chair round to face the desk.
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