Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pivot

3 senses of pivot

Sense 1
pivot, pivot man -- (the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver)
       => marcher, parader -- (walks with regular or stately step)

Sense 2
pivot, pin -- (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)
       => axis, axis of rotation -- (the center around which something rotates)

Sense 3
pivot -- (the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot")
       => rotation, rotary motion -- (the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pivot

1 sense of pivot

Sense 1
pivot, swivel -- (turn on a pivot)
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")