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pivot in English
- pivot⇄adj. pivotal.
- pivot⇄noun 1. a short shaft, pin, or point on which something turns. The pin of a hinge or the end of an axle or spindle is a pivot.
2. a turn on a pivot.
3. (Figurative.) that on which something turns, hinges, or depends; central point.
Ex - pivot⇄pivot, noun, verb, adjective.
- pivot⇄v.i. 1. to turn on or as if on a pivot.
Ex. to pivot on one's heel. There is a recess, and the board at the back pivots; a very simple hiding place (Joseph Conrad).
2. to execute a dance figure suggesting pivoting.
3. (Basketball.) to - pivot⇄v.t. to mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.
Ex. The swinging door was pivoted on one side; the revolving door was pivoted in the center.