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
Or possibly their relationship success hinges on their über-successful careers.
Victoria and David Beckham Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary | Erin Cunningham | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEverything he stands for at the moment, and his soaring popularity in Russia, hinges on his vow to protect Russian speakers.
However it goes, the political fate of de Blasio—and to at least some degree of Hillary Clinton—now hinges on the NYPD.
He took the left one and, with a pile driver of a mule kick, almost ripped it off its hinges.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah | Patrick Robinson | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA successful press hinges on athleticism and effort, and the tactic can be used to out-hustle a more talented opponent.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New Book | Thomas Flynn | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Chains creaked, hinges groaned, and the great black pall above him began gradually to rise.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIn some recent masonry arched bridges of spans up to 150 ft. built with hinges considerable economy has been obtained.
Such hinges have been used not only for metal arches, but in a modified form for masonry and concrete arches.
"It all hinges on that," declared Wise, with as much earnestness as if he believed himself what he was saying.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsThere was a seedy old chest, and an old hair trunk with the hinges broke.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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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