to swivel

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A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun
: A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis
strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; will

Bob ain't got no swivel.

{v} to turn upon a movable pin
{n} a thing to turn round upon, ring, gun
A small metal attachment for plastic tubing used in blowhoses This allows a flameworker to attach a blowhose to the end of a tube or point so that he can blow into the tube while he rotates it in the flame
A small piece of ordenance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun. --w: Wilhelm
If you swivel in a particular direction, you turn suddenly in that direction. He swivelled round to face Sarah. to turn around quickly and face a different direction, or to make something do this spin. an object that joins two parts of something and helps it to turn around
{i} device which allows the parts attached to it to pivot or turn freely; something mounted on a swivel (i.e. chair or gun)
- a small fitting that attaches to a blow hose keeping it from tangling or twisting
Universal joint used in rigging to prevent lines from twisting (19)
A turn on the ball of one foot
To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot
A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun
– Attaches between the backreamer and product being pulled back to keep the product from twisting TEMPERING – Reheating a quenched-hardened or normalized ferrous alloy to a temperature below the transformation range and then cooling TENSILE FAILURE – A failure mode in which the applied tension on a component exceeds the product of its cross-sectional area times the actual yield strength of that component
A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis
swiv·el swivels swivelling swivelled in AM, use swiveling, swiveled1. If something swivels or if you swivel it, it turns around a central point so that it is facing in a different direction. She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down
What ordinary folk call the 'rowlock' - it carries the scull and rotates on the pin
turn on a pivot
a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
{f} revolve, turn, pivot
The metal item that goes between the leash and the jesses to prevent any tangling
Isolating the upper body while rotating the hips and the heels or toes sideward
to swivel

    Hyphenation

    to swiv·el

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı swîvıl

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈswəvəl/ /tə ˈswɪvəl/
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