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pivot
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pivot
1. a short shaft or pin supporting something that turns; fulcrum
2. the end of a shaft or arbor that terminates in a bearing

pivot [′pivĀ·ət]
(mechanics)
A short, pointed shaft forming the center and fulcrum on which something turns, balances, or oscillates.


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If he could use some help at backup center, he still starts the game's most powerful pivot man.
He helped turn 22 double plays this season, often being the pivot man at second base.
It's the first marquee game of the season, and the first time the All-Star centers will square off since O'Neal switched coasts and left Ewing as the dominant pivot man in the East.
 
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