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- Dictionaryhinge/hɪn(d)ʒ/
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.
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"
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1. a. : a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns. b. : a flexible ligamentous joint. c. : a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album. 2. : a determining factor : turning point.
HINGE definition: 1. a piece of metal that fastens the edge of a door, window, lid, etc. to something else and allows…. Learn more.
a folding device, usually made of metal, that is attached to a door, gate, or lid on one side, allowing it to open and close. (Definition of hinge from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hinge.
A hinge is a joint that holds two pieces of something together while allowing one piece to move in a swinging motion. When used as a verb, hinge can mean "to attach a hinge ."
1. a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, lid, or other attached part turns,swings, or moves. 2. an anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee. 3. that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor.
A hinge is a moveable joint made of metal, wood, or plastic that joins two things so that one of them can swing freely. Heavy doors opened on oiled hinges. American English : hinge / ˈhɪndʒ /
Hinge definition: a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.. See examples of HINGE used in a sentence.
