hinge
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
a natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell.
that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor.
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.
to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually followed by on or upon): Everything hinges on his decision.
to furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges.
to attach as if by a hinge.
to make or consider as dependent upon; predicate: He hinged his action on future sales.
Origin of hinge
1Other words for hinge
Other words from hinge
- hingeless, adjective
- hingelike, adjective
- re·hinge, verb (used with object), re·hinged, re·hing·ing.
- well-hinged, adjective
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How to use hinge in a sentence
I’ve walked through doors thousands of times without thinking twice about them, but after building a set of my own, I’m constantly stopping in doorways to inspect the door, hinges, and lockset.
Build your own door and ascend to a higher level of DIY | Courtney Starr | November 20, 2020 | Popular-ScienceInternal tests suggest the hinge is rated for at least 30,000 actuations.
The world’s first folding PC is up for pre-orders. Here’s what to know. | Stan Horaczek | September 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSamsung says it also improved the glass on the screen and made the hinge mechanism stronger.
Samsung’s third folding phone tries to reduce the price of entry without actually cutting the cost | Aaron Pressman | September 1, 2020 | FortunePopsugar’s back to school bet hinges on more than affiliate.
This speaks to the point that while the spirit of competition and a sense of closure is important to some, there are financial stakes hinging on the season’s completion, as well.
A sign of this is that few see the fate of an eventual meeting as hinging on an upcoming UN nuclear inspection of Iran.
Iran's Offer to Talk About Its Nuclear Program Eases Tension For Now | Michael Adler | February 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI'm thinkin' I'd suner be dinged wi' 'er again than see 'er hinging there daein' naethin'.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughThis was a most difficult task hinging upon the utmost legal technicalities and refinements.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyBesides a physical frame there is a mental constitution hinging on your own.
And as a natural consequence, we see every art, every profession hinging upon this motive.
Now he laid his open palm on his bosom, and now hinging it abroad, he gallantly snapped his fingers in the air.
Red Gauntlet | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for hinge
/ (hɪndʒ) /
a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot
anatomy a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane: Technical name: ginglymus
a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell
something on which events, opinions, etc, turn
Also called: mount philately a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page
(tr) to attach or fit a hinge to (something)
(intr; usually foll by on or upon) to depend (on)
(intr) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge
Origin of hinge
1Derived forms of hinge
- hinged, adjective
- hingeless, adjective
- hingelike, adjective
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