Definition of swivel
:a device joining two parts so that one or both can pivot freely (as on a bolt or pin)
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Examples of swivel in a Sentence
The gun was mounted on a swivel.
Recent Examples of swivel from the Web
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Swivel chairs allow for easy conversation in the space and also provide the perfect place for taking in views of the pool outside.
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Glue the PVC piece to the elbow on top of the swivel.
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Passengers can take in the sights from the observation car, which is decked out in floor to ceiling windows and comfortable swivel chairs.
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And the lunch counter swivel stools at B&H Dairy, Veselka, and the Stage, fresh challah bread and chicken noodle soup.
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These handy irons come in a variety of fun prints (like pink zebra and giraffe) and have a 360-degree swivel base that makes wrapping, turning, and twisting a no-brainer.
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Watching live killer whales cavort, leap and swim has long been the hallmark of a visit to SeaWorld, but now the San Diego park wants to take you right into the water with these huge cetaceans without ever leaving the comfort of a swivel chair.
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Del Toro was shown in an image sitting in the swivel chair aboard an unspecified starship.
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Doors in the wall swivel out to reveal the opera singers who have been harnessed to small, elevated platforms.
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Origin and Etymology of swivel
Middle English; akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old High German swebōn to roll, heave
Definition of swivel
swiveled
or swivelled;
swiveling
or swivelling
\ˈswi-və-liŋ, ˈswiv-liŋ\
transitive verb
:to turn on or as if on a swivel
- swiveled his eyes in various directions
intransitive verb
:to swing or turn on or as if on a swivel
Examples of swivel in a Sentence
She swiveled in her seat to check the time.
She swiveled the chair around to face us.
Recent Examples of swivel from the Web
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The players are a cute girl, just out of focus, walking down the street toward the viewer, a douchey guy swiveling around shamelessly to catcall her, and his date or girlfriend catching him mid-appraisal.
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With this last defender thoroughly confused, Neymar swiveled his hips and sent a streaking shot past a goalkeeper.
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The howler monkeys slink like cats through the canopy, swiveling their heads to look for danger.
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Swiveling, jackknifing, raising her arms, and then crumpling over, Dunst has as much intensity as a Martha Graham dancer.
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No, that’s not an existential riddle about the hip-swiveling, lip-curling singer who irrevocably changed the sound and look of contemporary music, and — with it — popular culture in the 1950s and beyond.
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But by the time the Hubble Space Telescope swiveled to look at the planet in 1994, that spot had vanished.
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Rethink Robotics takes this approach with its dual-armed Baxter, which features a cartoon face displayed on a swiveling tablet.
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Heavily lotioned breasts swiveled in all directions like turret guns on a tank, while here and there penises wiggled, waggled, and flopped, flashing in the Mexican sunlight like perch in a trawler's net.
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First Known Use of swivel
1775
SWIVEL Defined for English Language Learners
swivel
play
noun
Definition of swivel for English Language Learners
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: a device that joins two parts so that one of the parts can turn or spin while the other part does not move
swivel
verb
Definition of swivel for English Language Learners
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: to turn around
SWIVEL Defined for Kids
Definition of swivel for Students
:a device joining two parts so that one or both can turn freely (as on a bolt or pin)
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