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I want to describe the movement that a person sits up from a lying-down position, pivoting on his/her hip, and the upper body is sort of drawing a half circle in the air.

I know there exists “pivot around”, but I don’t think that’s exactly what I’m looking for.

Can I say “pivot up”? Does it exist or what do you suggest to use to describe that movement?

I searched around the Internet and didn’t see much information about “pivot up”...

Hope someone can help. Cheers. (:

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Yes, you can say that. Pivoting is always around some position or axis, but you can use various words to indicate the direction of rotation: up, left, clockwise... Think of "pivot" as "rotate".

Verb: pivot pi-vut

Turn on a pivot

  • swivel

Noun: pivot pi-vut

  1. The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and manoeuvre

    • pivot man
  2. Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

    • pin
  3. The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

    "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

-- WordWeb

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