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piv·ot
(pĭv′ət)n.
1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.
2. A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor: "The pivot of the whole affair was the stupidity of some admiral" (Joseph Conrad).
3. The act of turning on a pivot.
4. A dramatic change in policy, position, or strategy: "President Obama's decision to cancel a planned week-long trip to Asia ... is raising questions across Washington about the administration's vaunted pivot to Asia" (Howard LaFranchi).
5.
a. A person around which a formation of marching people turns.
b. Sports A player who plays at the center of the offense.
6. Basketball
a. A position taken by an offensive player usually facing away from the basket near the foul line to relay passes, attempt a shot, or set screens.
b. The stationary foot around which the ball handler is allowed to pivot without dribbling.
v. piv·ot·ed, piv·ot·ing, piv·ots
v. tr.
1. To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.
2. To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn: pivoted the telescope toward the island.
v. intr.
1. To turn on a pivot.
2. To depend or be centered: "The plot ... lacks direction, pivoting on Hamlet's incertitude" (G. Wilson Knight).
3. To make a dramatic change in policy, position, or strategy: "If you start pivoting, you're not being honest with people" (Donald Trump).
[French, from Old French ; akin to perhaps akin to Catalan piu, pivot, perhaps from piu, chirp (from the creaking sounds made by something turning on a pivot ).]
piv′ot·a·ble adj.
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pivot
(ˈpɪvət)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a short shaft or pin supporting something that turns; fulcrum
2. (Mechanical Engineering) the end of a shaft or arbor that terminates in a bearing
3. a person or thing upon which progress, success, etc, depends
4. (Military) the person or position from which a military formation takes its reference, as when altering position
vb
5. (tr) to mount on or provide with a pivot or pivots
6. (intr) to turn on or as if on a pivot
[C17: from Old French; perhaps related to Old Provençal pua tooth of a comb]
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piv•ot
(ˈpɪv ət)n.
1. a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and around which something rotates or oscillates.
2. the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing.
3. a person or thing on which something turns, hinges, or depends: She was the pivot of the campaign's success.
4. the person in a line, as of troops on parade, whom the others use as a point around which to wheel or maneuver.
5. a whirling around on one foot.
6. Basketball.
v.i. a. an offensive position in the front court, usu. played by the center, in which the player stands facing away from the offensive basket.
b. the player who plays in this position.
7. to turn on or as if on a pivot.
v.t. 8. to mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.
[1605–15; < French pivot (n.), pivoter (v.), Old French]
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pivot
Past participle: pivoted
Gerund: pivoting
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| Noun | 1. | pivot - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver |
| 2. | pivot - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns axis of rotation, axis - the center around which something rotates fulcrum - the pivot about which a lever turns pintle - a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge | |
| 3. | pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | |
| Verb | 1. | pivot - turn on a pivot turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" pirouette - do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance |
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pivot
noun
pivot on something rely on, depend on, hang on, hinge on, be contingent on, revolve round the economic problems that pivoted on overseas trade
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pivot
verb1. To turn or cause to turn in place, as on a hinge or fixed point, tracing an arclike path:
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Translations
مِحْوَر، مُرْتَكَز، مَدار مِحْوَر البابيَدورُ على
čeposaotáčet se
aksesvinge
fordulforgócsapmegfordul
snúast um/ávöltur; òungamiîja, miîdepill
asscentrsgriezties
pivoteren
čap
pivot
[ˈpɪvət]A. N (Mil, Tech) → pivote m (fig) → eje m (central)
she is the pivot around which the community revolves → ella es el eje sobre el que gira toda la comunidad
she is the pivot around which the community revolves → ella es el eje sobre el que gira toda la comunidad
B. VT (= mount on pivot) → montar sobre un pivote; (= cause to turn) → hacer girar
he pivoted it on his hand → lo hizo girar sobre la mano
he pivoted it on his hand → lo hizo girar sobre la mano
C. VI → girar (on sobre) she pivoted in front of the mirror → se dio una vuelta frente al espejo
to pivot on sth (fig) → girar alrededor de algo, depender de algo
to pivot on sth (fig) → girar alrededor de algo, depender de algo
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pivot
vb: pret, ptp <pivoted>n → Lagerzapfen m, → Drehzapfen m; (Mil) → Flügelmann m; (fig) → Dreh- und Angelpunkt m; pivot bearing → Zapfenlager nt
pivot
:pivot bridge
n (Tech) → Drehbrücke f
pivot tooth
n (Med) → Stiftzahn m
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pivot
(ˈpivət) noun the pin or centre on which anything balances and turns.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpivoted – (with on) to turn (on). The door pivoted on a central hinge.
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piv·ot
n. pivote, eje, parte que sostiene la corona de un diente.
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