PIVOT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
   Usage Example(s)
   • the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
   Hypernyms(s) pivot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pivot (what does pivot mean?)
   • swivel (what does swivel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
   Synonym(s)
   • pin (what does pin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pivot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • axis (what does axis mean?)
   • axis of rotation (what does axis of rotation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fulcrum (what does fulcrum mean?)
   • pintle (what does pintle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pivot (what does pivot mean?)
   • swivel (what does swivel mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
   Synonym(s)
   • pivot man (what does pivot man mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pivot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • marcher (what does marcher mean?)
   • parader (what does parader mean?)

PIVOT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • turn on a pivot
   Synonym(s)
   • swivel (what does swivel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pivot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pirouette (what does pirouette mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swivel (what does swivel mean?)
   • pivot (what does pivot mean?)
   • pivot (what does pivot mean?)
   • pin (what does pin mean?)