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Noun pivot has 3 senses
  1. pivot, pivot man - the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
    --1 is a kind of marcher, parader
  2. pivot, pin - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
    --2 is a kind of axis, axis of rotation
    --2 has particulars: fulcrum; pintle
    Derived form: verb pivot1
  3. pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
    --3 is a kind of     rotation, rotary motion
    Derived form: verb pivot1
,Verb pivot has 1 sense
  1. pivot, swivel - turn on a pivot
    --1 is one way to turn
    Derived forms: noun pivot3, noun pivot2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
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