Hinge

[hɪn(d)ʒ] or [hɪndʒ]

Definition

(noun.) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.

(noun.) a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; 'his absence is the hinge of our plan'.

(verb.) attach with a hinge.

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Definition

(n.) The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on.

(n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned.

(n.) One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.

(v. t.) To attach by, or furnish with, hinges.

(v. t.) To bend.

(v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Turn, depend, hang, be dependent.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Move, turn, hang, depend, work, rotate, circulate

ANT:Halt, crepitate, jar, grate

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Definition

n. the hook or joint on which a door or lid hangs: that on which anything depends or turns.—v.t. to furnish with hinges: to bend.—v.i. to hang or turn as on a hinge: to depend on:—pr.p. hing′ing; pa.p. hinged.—n. Hinge′-joint (anat.) a joint in which the bones move.—Off the hinges in a state of confusion.

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