pivot

pivot
1 noun (C)
1 a fixed central point or pin on which something balances or turns
2 the one central thing that a whole plan depends on, and that everything is arranged around
(+ of): The village chapel was the pivot of community life. 2 verb
1 (I, T) to turn or balance on a central point, or to make something do this
(+ on): The table-top pivots on two metal pins.
2 (I) to turn quickly on your feet so that you face in the opposite direction
pivot on sth phrasal verb (T) to depend on or be planned around a particular event, or to have a particular idea as the central one: This meeting with the board is crucial - our entire project pivots on it.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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