Meaning Of Pivot

n.

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

n.

The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.

n.

Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.

n.

The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.

v. t.

To place on a pivot.