The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
To turn sharply, or to turn the craft around a point.
Leaving the sewing machine needle in the fabric, raise the presser foot, turn the fabric at a sharp angle, lower the presser foot, and continue stitching. Pivoting at corners and points is necessary to make a crisp point on the finished piece. General sewing term.
A metal device like a ballbearing at the base of each lock gate on which the lock gates could turn more easily.
When you plant your foot (left for right handers and right for left handers) and step to the side (allowing you the throw around the marker).
a short shaft on which something turns. A pivot can also be a fulcrum point in a lever.
To turn the fabric with the needle inserted into it.
A turn made on the ball of the foot. If you are doing a right pivot, your body will turn right. If you are doing a left pivot, your body will turn left.
Crisp, prompt turn on the hindquarters.
Turning the raft from a ferry angle to a bow-downstream Position. This narrows the passing space of theboat, allowing it to slide closely past obstructions. Sometimes calleda front pivot
(1) A point or shaft on which something turns. (2) Hinge point between two objects.
To leave the needle in fabric, raise the presserfoot and turn the fabric at a 45 degree angle. Then lower the presserfoot and start sewing. Used to sew square seams. (Thanks to Beth!)
A traveling turn executed with thighs locked and feet apart in extended fifth position
A method of turning your body on one foot.
A sharp turn (over 90%) or hairpin, usually designated by one or three large cones. Mad skills are required to negotiate pivots successfully.
Turn clockwise or counterclockwise on balls of one or both feet.
the point around which something turns The parts oscillated from a fixed pivot. pivot (v), pivotal (adj)
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
a turning movement which permits a Squad to face a new direction
A footwork technique in which a player keeps one foot in contact with a "spot" on the floor while moving the other foot to adjust the position of the body or to evade a defensive player.
A pivot is the point about which an object turns or rotates. The pivot for a door is the hinge. A pivot can also be called a fulcrum. Balancing a Beam
Often chanted from the sidelines to try and make a player move their feet while on disc so it's easier to make a different pass. You only need keep one foot on the ground, the pivot foot, and move the other to change body position.
A sharp turn around a point in the water.
The area near the basket, generally where the center operates, or the act of changing directions, by keeping one foot planted on the ground while stepping in one or more directions with the other foot.
A mode of operation for ventilating windows which generally means the sash pivots on a central axis and turns 90 or more degrees.
End of an arbor (s.) turning on a jewel (s.) support. As their shape and size can influence friction, the pivots of the balance-staff are particularly thin and, hence, fragile, so they are protected by a shockproof (s.) system.
A center, also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.
A dance or gymnastics turn on the ball of the foot.
A turn where one foot is forward of the other and the turn is made on the balls of the feet changing weight. Feet do not leave floor.
The body turn during the swing.
a ½ turn that turns in the direction of the forward foot (F,L –turn L)
End of an arbor that revolves in a hole in the plates.
When a player holding the ball steps once or more than once in any direction with the same foot, the other foot called the pivot foot remaining at the same place.