swivel

swiv·el

S0949700 (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.

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[Middle English swyvel.]

swivel

(ˈswɪvəl) n1. (General Engineering) a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely2. (General Engineering) such a device made of two parts which turn independently, such as a compound link of a chain3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. a pivot on which is mounted a gun that may be swung from side to side in a horizontal planeb. Also called: swivel gun the gun itselfvb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled4. to turn or swing on or as if on a pivot5. (tr) to provide with, secure by, or support with a swivel[C14: from Old English swīfan to turn; see swift] ˈswivel-ˌlike adj

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]

swivel

Past participle: swivelled
Gerund: swivelling

Imperative
swivel
swivel

Present
I swivel
you swivel
he/she/it swivels
we swivel
you swivel
they swivel

Preterite
I swivelled
you swivelled
he/she/it swivelled
we swivelled
you swivelled
they swivelled

Present Continuous
I am swivelling
you are swivelling
he/she/it is swivelling
we are swivelling
you are swivelling
they are swivelling

Present Perfect
I have swivelled
you have swivelled
he/she/it has swivelled
we have swivelled
you have swivelled
they have swivelled

Past Continuous
I was swivelling
you were swivelling
he/she/it was swivelling
we were swivelling
you were swivelling
they were swivelling

Past Perfect
I had swivelled
you had swivelled
he/she/it had swivelled
we had swivelled
you had swivelled
they had swivelled

Future
I will swivel
you will swivel
he/she/it will swivel
we will swivel
you will swivel
they will swivel

Future Perfect
I will have swivelled
you will have swivelled
he/she/it will have swivelled
we will have swivelled
you will have swivelled
they will have swivelled

Future Continuous
I will be swivelling
you will be swivelling
he/she/it will be swivelling
we will be swivelling
you will be swivelling
they will be swivelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swivelling
you have been swivelling
he/she/it has been swivelling
we have been swivelling
you have been swivelling
they have been swivelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swivelling
you will have been swivelling
he/she/it will have been swivelling
we will have been swivelling
you will have been swivelling
they will have been swivelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swivelling
you had been swivelling
he/she/it had been swivelling
we had been swivelling
you had been swivelling
they had been swivelling

Conditional
I would swivel
you would swivel
he/she/it would swivel
we would swivel
you would swivel
they would swivel

Past Conditional
I would have swivelled
you would have swivelled
he/she/it would have swivelled
we would have swivelled
you would have swivelled
they would have swivelled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swivel - a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pincoupler, coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
Verb	1.	swivel - turn on a pivotpivotturn - 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

verb1. turn, spin, revolve, rotate, pivot, pirouette, swing round He swivelled round to face Sarah.noun1. turn, rotation, pirouette, swinging round a slight swivel of the hips

swivel

verbTo move, as a gun, laterally:pivot, traverse.

Translations

旋转旋轴转环

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. 旋軸，轉環 旋轴，转环 verb – past tense, past participle ˈswivelled – to move round (as though) on a swivel. He swivelled his chair round to face the desk. 旋轉 旋转