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swivel

  (swĭv'əl) pronunciation
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., -eled or -elled, -el·ing or -el·ling, -els or -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.]


 
 
Thesaurus: swivel

verb

    To move, as a gun, laterally: pivot, traverse. See move/halt.

 
WordNet: swivel
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin


The verb swivel has one meaning:

Meaning #1: turn on a pivot
  Synonym: pivot


 
Wikipedia: swivel

A swivel is a connection that allows the connected object, such as a gun or chair to rotate horizontally and/or vertically. A common design for a swivel is a cylindrical rod that can turn freely within a support structure. The rod is usually prevented from slipping out by a nut, washer or thickening of the rod. The device can be attached to the ends of the rod or the center. Another common design is a sphere that is able to rotate within a support structure. The device is attached to the sphere. A third design is a hollow cylindrical rod that has a rod that is slightly smaller than its inside diameter inside of it. They are prevented from coming apart by flanges. The device may be attached to either end.

A swivel joint for a pipe is often a threaded connection between in which at least one of the pipes is curved, often at an angle of 45 or 90 degrees. The connection is tightened enough to be water or air tight and then tightened further so that it is in the correct position.

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Translations: Translations for: Swivel

Dansk (Danish)
n. - omdrejningstap, hvirvel, bevægelig tap, svirvel, svingslæde
v. tr. - svinge, dreje
v. intr. - svinge, dreje

Nederlands (Dutch)
draaien, roteren

Français (French)
n. - émerillon, pivotement
v. tr. - faire pivoter, tourner
v. intr. - pivoter, tourner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Drehgelenk
v. - (sich) drehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στροφείο, στρόφιγγα, ρεζές, στρεπτήρας, (καθομ.) αλληθώρισμα
v. - περιστρέφω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
perno, ruotare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tornel (m)
v. - girar

Русский (Russian)
шарнирное соединение, поворачивать на шарнирах, прикреплять к шарнирному устройству

Español (Spanish)
n. - eslabón giratorio, pivote
v. tr. - girar, hacer girar
v. intr. - girar, hacer girar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lekare, svivel, pivå, tapp
v. - snurra (på), svänga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
转环, 旋转椅的台座, 旋转轴承, 使旋转, 给...装上转体, 使转动, 旋转, 转动

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 轉環, 旋轉椅的台座, 旋轉軸承
v. tr. - 使旋轉, 給...裝上轉體, 使轉動
v. intr. - 旋轉, 轉動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회전 이음쇠, 회전 고리, 받침
v. tr. - 회전 고리를 달다, 선회 시키다
v. intr. - 선회하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回り継手, スイベル, 回転砲架
v. - 旋回させる, 回り継手を付ける, 旋回する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وصله بين جزئين تمكن احدهما فقط من الدوران بحريه (فعل) يدور وكأنه على حامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הצמדה של שני חלקים המאפשרת לאחד מהם להסתובב בלי לסובב את האחר, סביבול, חח, כן בעל ציר‬
v. tr. - ‮סובב סביבול‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתובב כסביבול‬


 
 

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