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# pivot

noun (a pivot, pivots); verb (pivot, pivots, pivoted, pivoting)

«pivot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pivot is the fixed point or pin on which something turns or balances. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#m1)
2. To pivot is to turn around on one point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#m2)
3. A pivot is the most important part that everything else depends on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#m3)
4. In basketball and netball, to pivot is to keep one foot still and turn on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, a lever (like a seesaw) turns about a pivot, also called a fulcrum: a light child far from the pivot can balance a heavy child close to it. Door hinges and scissors have pivots. In PE, pivoting is a key skill in basketball and netball. Phrases: «turn on a pivot», «pivot point», «pivot on your foot».

### Examples

- A seesaw balances on a pivot in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x1)
- The pivot of a pair of scissors is the screw that joins the blades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x2)
- In netball you can pivot on your landing foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x3)
- She pivoted and ran the other way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x4)
- The door pivots on its hinges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x5)
- Move the weight further from the pivot to lift more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x6)
- The whole plan pivoted on the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x7)
- The compass needle turns on a tiny pivot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb with one «t»: pivoted, pivoting. In science, «pivot» and «fulcrum» mean the same. In maths and science problems: the farther a force is from the pivot, the bigger its turning effect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pivot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pivot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pivot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pivot.html) on Mova free.