Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Verb: swivel (swivelled,swivelling, or [US] swiveled,swiveling)  swi-vul
  1. Turn on a pivot
    "The chair swiveled to face the desk";
    - pivot
Noun: swivel  swi-vul
  1. A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
    "The swivel on the dog leash allowed the pet to move freely without tangling"

Derived forms: swivelling, swivelled, swivels, swiveled, swiveling

Type of: coupler, coupling, turn

Encyclopedia: Swivel