Pivot

n.	1.	A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
	2.	The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
	3.	Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
	4.	(Mil.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; - called also pivot man. Pivot bridge a form of drawbridge in which one span, called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical axis. Pivot gun a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so as to turn in any direction. Pivot tooth (Dentistry) an artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.
v. t.	1.	To place on a pivot. [imp. & p. p. Pivoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pivoting.]

Noun	1.	pivot - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver Synonyms: pivot man
	2.	pivot - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns Synonyms: pin
	3.	pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
Verb	1.	pivot - turn on a pivot Synonyms: swivel

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