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PIVOT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

Example:

the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pivot" is a kind of...):

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

Derivation:

pivot (turn on a pivot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Synonyms:

pin; pivot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pivot" is a kind of...):

axis; axis of rotation (the center around which something rotates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pivot"):

fulcrum (the pivot about which a lever turns)

pintle (a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge)

Derivation:

pivot (turn on a pivot)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

Synonyms:

pivot; pivot man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pivot" is a kind of...):

marcher; parader (walks with regular or stately step)

Derivation:

pivotal (being of crucial importance)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn on a pivot

Synonyms:

pivot; swivel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pivot" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pivot"):

pirouette (do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

pivot (the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot)

pivot (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)

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