pivot

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
• Syn:
pivot man
• Derivationally related forms:
pivotal
• Hypernyms:
marcher, parader
2. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
• Syn:
pin
• Hypernyms:
axis, axis of rotation
• Hyponyms:
fulcrum, pintle
3. the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
- the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
• Hypernyms:
rotation, rotary motion

II - verb

turn on a pivot (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
swivel
• Derivationally related forms:
swivel (for: swivel)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
pirouette
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pin, pivot man, swivel