swivel
A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner…A piece, such 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.
» Tom leaned back in his swivel chair.
Tom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück. — raggione
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A piece, such 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.
Wirbel
вертлю́гvertljúg
(countable, uncountable)A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
(slang, uncountable)Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
Bob ain't got no swivel.
(countable, uncountable)The act of swivelling.
(countable, uncountable)A rotating of the hips.
(countable, uncountable)A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
- a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Examples
13 sentencesTom leaned back in his swivel chair.
deTom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück. — raggione
Tom bought a new swivel chair to go with his new computer desk.
ruТом купил новое вращающееся кресло в придачу к своему новому компьютерному столу. — odexed
deTom hat, passend zu seinem neuen Computertisch, einen neuen Drehstuhl gekauft. — raggione
Tom swiveled on his stool.
The ball swiveled on its axis.
Mary leaned back in her swivel chair.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”)From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
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Forms
plural: swivelsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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