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Definition of pivotman - 4 dictionary results

piv⋅ot⋅man

  [piv-uht-man]
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–noun, plural -men  [-men] . Basketball.
a pivot (def. 7b).
Origin:
1810–15; pivot + man 1

piv⋅ot

  [piv-uht]
–noun
1. a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
2. the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing.
3. any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally: He is the pivot of my life.
4. the person in a line, as of troops on parade, whom the others use as a point about which to wheel or maneuver.
5. a whirling about on one foot.
6. Basketball. the act of keeping one foot in place while holding the ball and moving the other foot one step in any direction, so as not to be charged with walking.
7. Basketball.
a. an offensive position in the front court, usually played by the center, in which the player stands facing away from the offensive basket and serves as the pivot of the offense by setting up plays through passing, making screens, and taking shots.
b. Also called pivotman. the player who plays in the pivot position.
8. Dentistry. (formerly) dowel (def. 4).
–verb (used without object)
9. to turn on or as on a pivot.
10. Basketball. to keep one foot in place while holding the ball and moving the other foot one step in any direction.
–verb (used with object)
11. to mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots.
Origin:
1605–15; < F pivot (n.), pivoter (v.), OF < ?
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Word Origin & History

pivot  (n.)
1611, from Fr., from O.Fr. pivot "hinge, pivot" (12c.), of uncertain origin. The verb is 1841, from the noun. Fig. sense of "central point" is recorded from 1813; pivotal in this sense is from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: piv·ot
Pronunciation: 'piv-&t
Function: noun
: a usually metallic pin holding an artificial crown to the root of a tooth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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