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noun
1.
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
2.
a natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell.
3.
that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor.
4.
Also called mount. Philately. a gummed sticker for affixing a stamp to a page of an album, so folded as to form a hinge, allowing the stamp to be raised to reveal the text beneath.
verb (used without object)
5.
to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually followed by on or upon): Everything hinges on his decision.
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Hinge on
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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verb (used with object)
6.
to furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges.
7.
to attach as if by a hinge.
8.
to make or consider as dependent upon; predicate: He hinged his action on future sales.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English henge; cognate with Low German heng(e), Middle Dutch henge hinge; akin to hang
1250–1300; Middle English henge; cognate with Low German heng(e), Middle Dutch henge hinge; akin to hang
Related forms
hinge·less, adjective
hinge·like, adjective
re·hinge, verb (used with object), re·hinged, re·hing·ing.
well-hinged, adjective
Synonyms
5. rest, swing, pivot, depend.
5. rest, swing, pivot, depend.
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Word Origin & History
hinge
c.1300, "the axis of the earth;" late 14c. as "movable joint of a gate or door," not found in O.E., cognate with M.Du. henghe "hook, handle," M.L.G. henge "hinge;" all derived from the root of the verb hang on notion of the thing from which a door hangs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
hinge (hĭnj)
n.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.
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Idioms & Phrases
hinge on
Also, hinge upon. Depend or be contingent on, as in This plan hinges on her approval. This expression employs the verb hinge in the sense of "to hang," as a door would hang on a hinge, a usage dating from the early 1700s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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