Allan Ray is helped off the court. Villanova basketball star Allan Ray had his eyeball literally poked out of its socket by an opposing player in a recent game. Ray has been treating the injury with eye drops, and he planned to meet with doctors to find out if he can play in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Fulcrum(noun) a prop or support. Fulcrum(noun) that by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. Fulcrum(noun) an accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. Fulcrum(noun) the horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
The supporting point of a lever, the first fulcrum you met was probably on the playground â right underneath the see-saw. Back in the 17th century, a fulcrum referred to any general prop or support. Today itâs taken on more scientific connotations, thanks to Physics class.