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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).
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. Basketballa. 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.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.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 ).]
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pivot
(ˈpɪvət) n1. (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
vb5. (tr) to mount on or provide with a pivot or pivots
[C17: from Old French; perhaps related to Old Provençal pua tooth of a comb]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
6. Basketball. a. an offensive position in the front court, usu. played by the center, in which the player stands facing away from the offensive basket.
v.i. 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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
pivot
Past participle: pivoted
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | pivot - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver parader, marcher - walks with regular or stately step |
| 2. | pivot - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns axis of rotation, axis - the center around which something rotates 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 |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
pivot
noun1.hub, centre, heart, hinge, focal point, kingpinA large group of watercolours forms the pivot of the exhibition.
2.axis, swivel, axle, spindle, fulcrumThe pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
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verb1.turn, spin, revolve, rotate, swivel, twirlThe boat pivoted on its central axis.
pivot on somethingrely on, depend on, hang on, hinge on, be contingent on, revolve roundthe economic problems that pivoted on overseas trade
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
pivot
verb1. To turn or cause to turn in place, as on a hinge or fixed point, tracing an arclike path:
2. To move, as a gun, laterally:
3. To change the direction or course of:avert, deflect, deviate, divert, shift, swing, turn, veer.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
čeposaotáčet se
fordulforgócsapmegfordul
pivoteren
pivot
[ˈpɪvət]A.N (Mil, Tech) → pivotem (fig) → ejem (central)
she is the pivot around which the community revolves → ella es el eje sobre el quegira toda la comunidad
she is the pivot around which the community revolves → ella es el eje sobre el quegira toda la comunidad
B.VT (= mount on pivot) → montar sobre un pivote; (= cause to turn) → hacer girar
he pivoted it on his hand → lo hizogirar sobre la mano
he pivoted it on his hand → lo hizogirar sobre la mano
C.VI → girar (on sobre) she pivoted in front of the mirror → se dio una vueltafrente al espejo
to pivot on sth (fig) → giraralrededor de algo, depender de algo
to pivot on sth (fig) → giraralrededor de algo, depender de algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pivot
[ˈpɪvət]n(fig) → pivotm
Their daughter was the pivot around which their lives revolved → Leur fille était le pivotautour duquel leurs viesgravitaient.
Their daughter was the pivot around which their lives revolved → Leur fille était le pivotautour duquel leurs viesgravitaient.
vi (= turn) → pivotervt fus (= depend on) → reposer sur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pivot
vb: pret, ptp <pivoted>n → Lagerzapfenm, → Drehzapfenm; (Mil) → Flügelmannm; (fig) → Dreh- und Angelpunktm; pivot bearing → Zapfenlagernt
vt → ; he pivoted it on his hand → er ließ es auf seiner Handkreiseln
vi → sich drehen; to pivot on something(fig) → sich um etwdrehen
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pivot tooth
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pivot
[ˈpɪvət]2.vt → imperniare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pivot
(ˈpivət) noun the pin or centre on which anything balances and turns. spil مِحْوَر، مُرْتَكَز، مَدار مِحْوَر الباب опорна точка eixo čep, osa der Drehpunkt akse άξονας περιστροφής eje pöördetelg محور napa pivotציר केन्द्र बिन्दु stožer, ključna točka forgócsap pusat völtur; þungamiðja, miðdepill cardine, 旋回軸 회전축 ašis ass; centrs pangsi spilomdreiningsakse, dreietappoś چورليځ، محور eixo pivot ось, центр вращения čap, os os stožer pivå, svängaxel เดือย mil, eksen 樞軸 точка опори; стрижень محور، مدار trục đứng 枢轴
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpivoted – (with on) to turn (on). The door pivoted on a central hinge. draai يَدورُ على въртя се girar otáčet se sich drehen svinge στρέφομαιpivotar, girar sobre su eje pöörlema چرخیدن kääntyä pivoter לְהִסתוֹבֵב עַל צִירו घूमना opskrbiti stožerom, vrtjeti se oko nečega (meg)fordul vmin berputar snúast um/á girare 旋回する 회전하다 suktis griezties (ap kaut ko) memangsikan om een spil draaiendreie, svingeobracać się چور ليدل ، تاويدل rodar a pivota вращаться otáčať sa vrteti se okrog vrteti se oko pivotera, svänga, hänga หมุนรอบเดือย dönmek 在樞軸上轉動 крутитися, обертатися مدار پر گھومنا xoay quanh trục 在枢轴上转动
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
piv·ot
n. pivote, eje, parte que sostiene la corona de un diente.
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