pivot

piv·ot  (pvt)

n.

1. A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.

2. A person or thing on which something depends or turns; the central or crucial factor.

3. The act of turning on or as if on a pivot.

4. Basketball

a. 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. piv·ot·ed, piv·ot·ing, piv·ots

v.tr.

1. To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.

2. To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn.

v.intr.

To turn on or as if on a pivot: "The plot . . . lacks direction, pivoting on Hamlet's incertitude" G. Wilson Knight.

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[French, from Old French.]

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pivot·a·ble adj.

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pivot

Noun

1. a central shaft around which something turns

2. the central person or thing necessary for progress or success

Verb

[-oting, -oted]

to turn on or provide with a pivot [Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pivot - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver pivot man parader, marcher - walks with regular or stately step
	2.	pivot - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns pin axis of rotation, axis - the center around which something rotates fulcrum - the pivot about which a lever turns 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 swivel 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

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pivot

noun 1. hub, centre, heart, hinge, focal point, kingpin

noun 2. axis, swivel, axle, spindle, fulcrum

verb 3. turn, spin, revolve, rotate, swivel, twirl

Translations

pivot [ˈpɪvət] n → eje m

vi to pivot on → girar sobre;

(fig) → depender de

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pivot [ˈpɪvət] n → pivot m

vi → pivoter

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pivot [ˈpɪvət] n (Tech) → Drehpunkt m (fig); Dreh- und Angelpunkt m

vi → sich drehen

pivot on pivot (= depend on); abhängen von

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pivot [ˈpɪvət] n → perno

vi → imperniarsi