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[ verb ] turn on a pivot

Synonyms

swivel

Used in print

(R. Leslie Gourse, With Gall and Honey....)

His hands were swinging at his sides , and he passed_through the dingy market place with his back straight and , pivoting on his heel , he entered an old stone building .

Related terms

turn pirouette swivel

2
[ noun ] the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

Synonyms

pivot_man

Related terms

marcher

3
[ noun ] the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

Examples

"the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

Related terms

rotation

4
[ noun ] axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Synonyms

pin

Related terms

axis pintle fulcrum

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