Pivot - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɪvət|  American pronunciation of the word pivot
Brit.  |ˈpɪvət|  British pronunciation of the word pivot

noun

- the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns (syn: pin)
- the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot

verb

- turn on a pivot (syn: swivel)

Extra examples

...an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy...

The dancers pivoted on their toes and changed direction.

The door hinge pivots around the pin.

The quarterback pivoted and threw the ball to the running back.

Paper-money is the pivot, on which their all turns.

The story pivots on the relationship between the two sisters.

Iago's lie is the pivot on which the play turns.

West Africa was the pivot of the chocolate trade.

The table-top pivots on two metal pins.

Magee pivoted and threw the ball to first base.

Polysemy is the pivot of semantic analysis.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pivot
he/she/it: pivots
present participle: pivoting
past tense: pivoted
past participle: pivoted
noun
singular: pivot
plural: pivots
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