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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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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.
The meaning of HINGE is a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns. How to use hinge in a sentence.
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.
HINGE meaning: 1. a piece of metal that fastens the edge of a door, window, lid, etc. to something else and allows…. Learn more.
A hinge is a moveable joint made of metal, wood, or plastic that joins two things so that one of them can swing freely.
noun. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. synonyms: flexible joint. see more. noun. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend. “his absence is the hinge of our plan” see more. verb. attach with a hinge. see more. Pronunciation. US. /hɪndʒ/ UK. /hɪndʒ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "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.
noun. hinges. A joint or device on which a door, gate, lid, etc. swings. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close. American Heritage. A natural joint, as of the bivalve shell of a clam or oyster. Webster's New World.
to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually fol. by on or upon): Everything hinges on his decision. v.t. Building to furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges.
Definition of hinge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
