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swivelled

Variant of swivel

noun

a coupling device that allows free turning of the parts attached to it; specif., a chain link made in two parts, one piece fitting like a collar below the bolt head of the other and turning freely about it

transitive verb swiveled or swivelled, swiveling or swivelling

  1. to cause to turn or rotate on or as if on a swivel
  2. to fit, fasten, or support with a swivel

intransitive verb

to turn on or as if on a swivel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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