pivot

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But at last, when the playwright had ridiculed and denounced what he called the oldest and tiredest convention in the world for long enough, the play seemed to turn on a pivot, and the pivot was the cradle.

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  1. noun A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings.
  2. noun A person or thing on which something depends or turns; the central or crucial factor.
  3. noun The act of turning on or as if on a pivot.
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  • It worked all right as a pivot, and as long as she stayed off rocks, there were no obstacles to drag it over As she struggled along the tideline, she became aware of someone watching. —  Asimov'sSF,June2007
  • And the Welsh pivot was then put across for his brace by Ospreys new scrum-half signing Jamie Nutbrown on 72 minutes to register a bonus point. —  Planet Rugby News - Rugby Union News
  • By releasing the pivot, the screwdriver and knife portion of the tool can separate from the crescent wrench allowing both tools to be used independently and / or simultaneously. —  Kit Up
  • Bombay Stock Exchange†™ s 30-share Sensex shed 472.81 points to 13058 from Monday†™ s close. “Intraday, pivot is at 4088 points, which if sustained, then resistance is at 4156 points. —  The Economic Times
  • Intraday pivot is at 4018 points which needs to be sustained for upside. —  The Economic Times
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pivot:   pivoting
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French, from Old French.

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  1. from French pivot, pivot; diminutive, from Italian piva, pipa, a pipe, a peg, from Middle Latin pipa. a pipe: see pipe.
  2. from pivot. n.
 

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