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Definitions for Hinge

[1] a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
[2] a natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell.
[3] that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor.
[4] 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.
[5] to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually followed by on or upon ): Everything hinges on his decision.
[6] to furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges.
[7] to attach as if by a hinge.
[8] to make or consider as dependent upon; predicate: He hinged his action on future sales.
[9] 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
[10] 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 name: ginglymus
[11] a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell
[12] something on which events, opinions, etc, turn
[13] Also called: mount philately a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page
[14] (tr) to attach or fit a hinge to (something)
[15] (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to depend (on)
[16] (intr) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge

Words related to Hinge

depend, swivel, pin, hook, spring, articulation, juncture, joint, link, butt, elbow, axis, knee, pivot, hang, rest, turn, pend

Words nearby Hinge

hindward, hindwater, hines, hinesville, hiney, hinge, hinge joint, hinge on, hinge region, hinged flap, hingham

Origin of Hinge

1250–1300; Middle English henge; cognate with Low German heng(e ), Middle Dutch henge hinge; akin to hang

Other words from Hinge

hinge·less , adjective
hinge·like , adjective
re·hinge , verb (used with object), re·hinged, re·hing·ing.
well-hinged , adjective

Word origin for Hinge

C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch henge; see hang

Synonyms for Hinge

articulation, axis, butt, elbow, hook, joint, juncture, knee, link, pin, spring, swivel, ball-and-socket