hinge
noun
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
hinged
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past participleof hinge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof hinge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hingenouna jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves. -
a word derived from
hinge.
hingenouna jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
Example Sentences
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Weinstein’s conviction hinged on an account from an Italian model and actor identified in court as Jane Doe 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Others suggested their vote hinged on the anecdotes of tumor shrinkage presented by experts and patients who spoke during the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said Alphabet’s earnings-per-share figure hinged largely on the “illusory security of a series of unrealized investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
This was also the argument that her appeal hinged on.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The hinged lid is ornately carved, and it’s about the size of his school math book.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
