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Pivot \Piv"ot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pivoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pivoting}.] To place on a pivot. --Clarke. [1913 Webster] Pivot \Piv"ot\, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise. [1913 Webster] pivot |
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