[hinj] 
noun, verb, hinged, hing⋅ing.| 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. |
| 5. | to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually fol. by on or upon): Everything hinges on his decision. |
| 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. |
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.
