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swivel

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swivel
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swivel1 /ˈswɪvəl/ (also swivel around/round) verb (past tense and past participle swivelled, present participle swivelling British English, swiveled, swiveling American English)
[intransitive and transitive] to turn around quickly and face a different direction, or to make something do this ⇨ spin:
    Anna swivelled round to face him.
    She swivelled her head round to watch what was happening.
    Danny swiveled his chair away from me.

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swivel2 noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Origin: swif-, from the past participle of Old English swifan 'to move along, sweep'
an object that joins two parts of something and helps it to turn around