A pivot shot is a type of shot usually used in sports like basketball or soccer, where the player with the ball plants one foot, rotates their body around that foot, and then takes a shot. In cinematography, it refers to a shot where the camera is rotated around a fixed point, similar to the sports technique.
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The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike thecompany or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivotman. Pivot bridge, a form of drawbridge in which one span, called thepivot span, turns about a central vertical axis.-- Pivot gun, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so asto turn in any direction.-- Pivot tooth (Dentistry), an artificial crown attached to the rootof a natural tooth by a pin or peg.
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A hot chick a guy will bring with him to a social outing to make him seem cooler to other chicks. Generally she is just friends with the guy and knows she is mainly there to help him get some e-z pussy.
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turn (spin) around on the spot - or turn from a central point
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A pivot is where a start-up company decides to switch direction in how they make their revenue. This is often after their first plan results in failure. Pivot as relates to entrepreneurship.
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Pivot is a person who will help the pointman and wingman get hooked up with other girls.
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A stick figure animator created by Peter Bone. Many people post their animations on [Youtube]. Also a phone's name.
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Used by the media to explain how politicians often say crazy things to appeal to their base during a primary, and then adopt more moderate attitudes once they win their party's nomination. More generally, it's a euphemism for lying or any behavior which upsets our basic expectations of the social contract.
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Pivot \ˈpi-vət
Nouna : a person, thing, or factor having a major or central role, function, or effect
b : the only female at an orgy.
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The [precise] way to bring a couch up a [flight] of [stairs].
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The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
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Pivot in Rhythmic Gymnastics. A turn made on the ball of the foot.
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