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   Hinge

   /hinj/

   

   noun

   • 1. a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects.
   • ▪ a natural joint that performs a function similar to a hinge, for example that of a bivalve shell.
   • ▪ a central point or principle on which everything depends: "this period can be called the hinge of history"

   verb

   • 1. attach or join with or as if with a hinge: "the ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom"
   • ▪ (of a door or part of a structure) hang and turn on a hinge: "the skull's jaw hinged down"
   • ▪ depend entirely on: "the future of the industry could hinge on the outcome of next month's election"

   Word Origin Middle Englishhenge; related to hang.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hingeless adjective

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