SWIVEL


Meaning of SWIVEL in English

(~s, ~ling, ~led)

Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'

1.

If something ~s or if you ~ it, it turns around a central point so that it is facing in a different direction.

She ~led her chair round and stared out across the back lawn...

His chairs can ~, but they can’t move up or down.

VERB: V n adv/prep, V, also V n

2.

If you ~ in a particular direction, you turn suddenly in that direction.

He ~led round to face Sarah.

VERB: V adv/prep

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