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Meaning of 'pivot'
Meaning of 'pivot' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Pivot 
[ n.]
- A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or
other body turns. [ n.]- The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
- Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
- The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
2. Pivot [ v. t.]
- To place on a pivot. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'pivot' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. pivot [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
- the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
Example in sentence:
- the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
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