swivel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: swivel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for swivel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swivel n a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin v turn on a pivot Synonym(s): pivot, swivel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swivel \Swiv"el\, n. [AS. sw[c6]fan to move quickly, to remove; akin to Icel. sveifla to whirl, shake, sv[c6]fa to ramble, to turn. See {Swoop}, and cf. {Swift} a reel, {Swift}, a.] 1. (Mech.) 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. 2. (Mil.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also {swivel gun}. --Wilhelm. {Swivel bridge}, a kind of drawbridge that turns round on a vertical axis; a swing bridge. {Swivel hook}, a hook connected with the iron strap of a pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the turns out of a tackle. {Swivel joint}, a joint, the two pieces composing which turn round, with respect to each other, on a longitudinal pin or axis, as in a chain, to prevent twisting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swivel \Swiv"el\, v. i. To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.