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hinge
[ hinj ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- 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.
hinge
/ hɪndʒ /
noun
- 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 nameginglymus
- 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 calledmount philately a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈhingeless, adjective
- hinged, adjective
- ˈhingeˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- hingeless adjective
- hingelike adjective
- re·hinge verb (used with object) rehinged rehinging
- well-hinged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hinge1
Example Sentences
India’s mass immunisation plan for Covid-19 hinges on some of the lowest-paid workers in its healthcare system.
Irrespective of the type of business you run, the future growth of your business hinges on one thing – your customer acquisition strategy.
As an example, he contrasted a door hinge and a hinge of another sort—the ear of a house pet.
The health of our local economy hinges on the health of San Diegans.
The legality of this sale hinges on whether the home was purchased at fair market value.
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
The game is almost certain to hinge on how well Manning and his receivers fare against Sherman and company.
The jokes hinge on stereotypes: black people like curvy women and know how to get down on a dance floor.
Much will hinge on what happens in 2014, in the coming crisis negotiations and then in the elections.
Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.
Laidlaw threw his heavy bulk against the door, burst lock and hinge, and sent it flat on the garret floor.
The mast is on a hinge, so that it can turn down backward, and lie along flat on the deck of the boat.
And that told me a good many things, as it was the hand that had rested against the upper hinge of the door.
A hinge was made from heavy elastic bands to allow for two dozen cards in the frame at one time.
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