The meaning of Pivot

noun

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

Usage examples:

The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours

noun

A deer that has lyre-shaped antlers and a yellowish-brown coat with white spots, native to india and sri lanka.

Usage examples:

The axis is also called chital deer or spotted indian deer.

noun

A real or imaginary straight line that goes through the center of a spinning object or a line that divides a shape into two equal halves

noun

A rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels.

Usage examples:

The exhaust pipe corrodes around the bend which goes over the rear axle on motor cars

noun

A bar connected to the center of a circular object such as a wheel that allows or causes it to turn, esp. one connecting two wheels of a vehicle

noun

The point against which a lever is placed to get a purchase, or on which it turns or is supported.

Usage examples:

By rotating the dial, the pivot point or the fulcrum of the brake lever moves in and out.

noun

A small edible european freshwater fish, often used as bait by anglers.

Usage examples:

There are also rudd, bream, eels, gudgeon, crucian carp, tench, minnows, perch, sticklebacks, the o…

noun

A pivot or spindle on which a bell or other object swings or rotates.

Usage examples:

Between rings, the bell wheels squeaked in their gudgeons like an old barn door.

noun

A movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects.

Usage examples:

He had only time to back away before the thick wooden doors swung open, hinges protesting loudly.

verb

Attach or join with or as if with a hinge.

Usage examples:

The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom

noun

A folding device, usually made of metal, that is attached to a door, gate, or lid on one side, allowing it to open and close

noun

The central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate.

Usage examples:

Remove your wheels, and wipe them down, since the dirt gets lodged in the little nooks and crannies…

noun

A main or large bolt in a central position.

Usage examples:

This device is secured in a normal manner by a central kingpin which is received within a slot port…

noun

The most important person in an organization

Usage examples:

He was the kingpin of the democratic organization in chicago.

noun

The most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization

Usage examples:

A drugs/crime kingpin

verb

Move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

Usage examples:

The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth

verb

To move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions

Usage examples:

She oscillates between cooperation and hostility., mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillat…

verb

To move repeatedly from one position to another

Usage examples:

Oscillate between sth and sth the stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $…

noun

A thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc.

Usage examples:

One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin, while another shap…

verb

Attach or fasten with a pin or pins.

Usage examples:

He pinned the badge on to his lapel

noun

An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

noun

A pin or bolt on which a rudder or other part turns.

Usage examples:

A little further aft, pintles and ammunition for machine guns and rapid-firing anti-aircraft guns l…

verb

Move in a circle on a central axis.

Usage examples:

Overhead, the fan revolved slowly

verb

To move in a circle or a curve around a central point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] the plane revolved 162 degrees onto its back., [ i ] the earth revolves around the sun, rough…

verb

Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The wheel continued to rotate

verb

To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb

To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Usage examples:

With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

noun

A slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.

Usage examples:

There'll always be a huge demand here for raw wool from australia, provided we can keep the spindle…

noun

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

Usage examples:

Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns.

verb

Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel.

Usage examples:

He swivelled in the chair

verb

To turn around from a fixed point in order to face in another direction, or to turn something in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] kennedy swiveled around in his seat., [ t ] he swiveled his face toward jack.

noun

A pin or pivot forming one of a pair on which something is supported.

Usage examples:

The introduction of trunnions, the pivots in the middle of the barrel permitting it to move indepen…

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly.

Usage examples:

She twirled in delight to show off her new dress

noun

An act of spinning.

Usage examples:

Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror

verb

To turn in a circle, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] skaters leapt and twirled on the ice., she does a twirl to show off her pre…

noun

A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.

Usage examples:

A chair on wheels

verb

Short for big wheel (sense 2).

noun

A circular object, connected at the center to a bar, that is used for making vehicles or parts of machines move

Usage examples:

The wheel of a bicycle, i never feel safe with richard behind the wheel (= driving)., would you min…

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Usage examples:

Leaves whirled in eddies of wind

noun

A rapid movement round and round.

Usage examples:

The tempestuous whirl of circum-antarctic waters is also responsible for their being among the most…

verb

The shape of something rotating rapidly