fulcrum /ˈfʊl.krəm/ noun (PLURAL fulcrums or SPECIALIZED fulcra)
F0 [C] SPECIALIZED the point at which a bar, or something that is balancing, is supported or balances:
» A seesaw balances at its fulcrum.See picture: fulcrum 
Thesaurus+: ↑Machine parts
F0 [S] FORMAL the main thing or person needed to support something or to make it work or happen:
» The fulcrum of the debate/argument is the individual's right to choose.Thesaurus+: ↑Important and essential things , ↑Information and messages- beat sb out
- beat sb's brains out
- beat sb/sth back
- beat sb to a jelly
- beat sb to a pulp
- beat sb to it
- beat sb up
- beat sth out
- beat sth out of sb
- be attached to sb/sth
- be at the bottom of sth
- be at the centre of sth
- beat the hell out of sb
- be at the mercy of sb/sth
- beat the rap
- beat time
- beat/turn swords into ploughshares
- beat up
- be at variance with sb/sth
- ↑At the right time
- ↑Attracting and tempting
- ↑Attractive
- ↑Audiences and spectators
- ↑Audio and video equipment
- ↑Augmenting and supplementing