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swiv·el (swĭv́əl)

[Middle English swyvel.]

noun 

  1. A link, pivot, or other fastening so designed that it permits the free turning of attached parts.
  2. A pivoted support that allows an attached object, such as a chair or gun, to turn in a horizontal plane.
  3. A gun that turns on a pivot.

verb: -eled or -elled, -el·ing or -el·ling, -els or -els 

transitive verb 

  1. To turn or rotate on or as if on a swivel.
  2. To secure, fit, or support with a swivel.

intransitive verb 

To turn on or as if on a swivel.