swivel
52 synonyms found
- arbor
- axis
- axle
- axle bar
- axle shaft
- axle spindle
- axle-tree
- circle
- circulate
- circumrotate
- circumvolute
- come about
- crank
- fetch about
- fulcrum
- gimbal
- go about
- go around
- go round
- gudgeon
- gyrate
- gyre
- hinge
- hingle
- hub
- mandrel
- nave
- oarlock
- pintle
- pirouette
- pivot
- pivot about
- put about
- radiant
- rotate
- rowlock
- spindle
- swing round
- trunnion
- turn a pirouette
- turn about
- turn around
- turn round
- turn tail
- twist
- veer
- veer around
- wamble
- wheel
- wheel about
- whirl
- wind
Definition
(n) :
(Mechanical): 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; a small piece of ordenance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun. --w:Wilhelm
"bob ain't got no swivel."
(v) :
to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot