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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : piv-uh t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪv ət



Definition of pivot

Origin :
  • 1610s, from French pivot, from Old French pivot "hinge pin, pivot" (12c.), also "penis," of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of "central point" is recorded from 1813.
  • noun center point about which something
  • verb revolve around center point
Example sentences :
  • The trussed-up pair started at once to pivot around on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • In a word, the children—they are the pivot about which all regulations of marriage should turn.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • But that is the pivot of the whole business, and the important point yet to be proved!
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Solder is flowed around the pivot to hold it securely in place.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • At all events, he made it the pivot of all reasonings with me.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • The Incubator kids swings like they was on a pivot, and piles in after him.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • He would be knocked clean off the pivot on which he's revolved these thirty years.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Seems to me every one's travelling on a pivot in the old country.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Now it was the bow gun, now the after pivot, now a full broadside.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Mr. Holmes was already busy swinging the light on its pivot.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock

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