pivotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪv.ət/usa fixed point supporting something that turns or balances
the central or most important person or thing in a situation:
The former guerrilla leader has become the pivot on which the country's emerging political stability turns/revolves (= it depends on him).
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Machines - parts
- ball bearing
- bearing
- clutch
- cog
- cogwheel
- hub
- inlet
- input
- jet
- lever
- manifold
- rack and pinion
- ram
- ratchet
- sleeve
- soft key
- stepney
- timer
- vee belt
- wheel
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Important and essential things
pivotverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈpɪv.ət/us-tt-to turn or twist:
She pivots her left foot.
He pivoted on his heels and headed out.
Future deals will pivot on (= depend on) easing commercial conflicts.
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
- centrifugal
- Foucault pendulum
- go round
- gyrate
- in rotation idiom
- rev
- rotate
- rotation
- round and round idiom
- rpm
- sidespin
- span
- spin
- spin (sb) around
- swing
- tailspin
- twiddle
- twirly
- wheel
- wheel round
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