(often used as an adjective) a device used to connect two parts of an object together, allowing one part to turn around without moving the other:
a swivel chair (= one on which the seat turns around without moving the base)
verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [usually +adv./prep.]
1 to turn or make sth turn around a fixed central point:
[VN] She swivelled the chair around to face them. [also V]
2 to turn or move your body, eyes or head around quickly to face another direction:
[V] He swivelled around to look at her. [also VN]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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