noun
plural -ots
[count] :a pin or shaft on which a mechanical part turns
[count] :the action of turning around a point :the action of pivoting - usually singular
[count] :a person or thing that is central or important to someone or something else - usually singular
[noncount] basketball :a position in which a player on offense faces away from the basket to pass to or assist other teammates trying to score
verb
-ots; -oted; -oting
[no obj] :to turn on or around a central point
pivot on/around
[phrasal verb]
pivot on/around (something) :to be based on (something)