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Verb
/ˈpivət/,
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pivots, plural;
  1. Turn on or as if on a pivot
    • - the sail pivots around the axis of a virtually static mast
    • - he swung around, pivoting on his heel
  2. Depend on
    • - your escape pivots on my disappearing with you
  3. Provide (a mechanism) with a pivot; fix (a mechanism) on a pivot
    • - a pivoted bracket
Noun
  1. The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates

  2. A person or thing that plays a central part in an activity or organization
    • - the pivot of community life was the chapel
  3. The person or people about whom a body of troops wheels

  4. A player in a central position in a team sport

  5. A movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot, while keeping the other (the pivot foot) in contact with the floor

  1. the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
  2. turn on a pivot
  3. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
  4. the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
  5. Pivot Stickfigure Animator (usually shortened to Pivot) is a Windows freeware application that allows users to create stick-figure animations, and save them in the animated GIF (Graphics Interchangeable Format) format used on web pages and, which can also be converted into videos using other ...
  6. Pivot (2000) is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. The style of this album is similar to that of Amoeba’s previous album Watchful (1997) except with a somewhat more active and direct approach. The lyrics are also more literal and emotional than those of Watchful.
  7. PVT (formerly Pivot) is an experimental rock band from Sydney and Perth, Australia.
  8. Pivot is a casual card game released by Wizards of the Coast in 1998. The game was designed by André François. Pivot, along with Alpha Blitz, Go Wild!, and Twitch, were part of a move by Wizards of the Coast to diversify beyond their core '''' property. This game is no longer in print.
  9. The goalkeeper (in spanish is named Portero, in italian Portiere and in portuguese is Goleiro) is the most specialised position in football. A goalkeeper's job is mainly defensive: to guard the team's goal from being breached (to not let the other team score). ...
  10. Contemporary roller derby is an American-invented contact sport with roots in sports entertainment. The game is based on formation roller skating around an oval track by two teams; points are scored as the designated scoring player (the "jammer") of both teams each laps members of the opposing team.
  11. A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle; Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation; Act of turning on one foot; A player in roller derby with responsibility for co- ...
  12. (Pivots) As this is a double hand hold guys should take up double hands as the lady returns. You are now apart having just completed the return. Lead your lady into your right hand side. From here you will both bend your knees and pivot so that you are now on each others left side. Step apart. ...
  13. (Pivots) Girls that you know and walk in the club with. Pivots give you tremendous social value which is very helpful for club game. When girls see you with other girls, their bitch shield goes down which makes it easier for you to run game on them.
  14. Price level established as being significant by market's failure to penetrate or as being significant when a sudden increase in volume accompanies the move through the price level.
  15. saws hinge in an arc as they advance through the work.
  16. (n.) A particular element of a matrix during some algorithm. Many matrix algorithms need carefully chosen pivots to improve their numerical accuracy and stability. ...
  17. A point that normally lies at an object's geometric center. An object's position and rotation are calculated in relation to its pivot-point. However, an object can be moved off its center point, allowing it to rotate around a point that lies outside the object.
  18. a center; also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.
  19. The rotation of the body during a swing.
  20. The extremity of a rotating arbor on which it is supported.
  21. To turn on the ball of your foot or use move your hips to set up for a circular strike.
  22. A playmaking midcourt player who directs the offence and tries to penetrate the defence.
  23. A mode of operation for ventilating windows which generally means the sash pivots on a central axis and turns 90 or more degrees.
  24. The rotation of the body around one foot that is kept in a stationary position.
  25. End of an arbor (s.) turning on a jewel (s.) support. As their shape and size can influence friction, the pivots of the balance-staff are particularly thin and, hence, fragile, so they are protected by a shockproof (s.) system.