hinge /hinj/ noun- The hook or joint on which a door or lid turns
- A joint as of a bivalve shell
- The earth's axis (Milton)
- A small piece of gummed paper used to attach a postage-stamp to the page of an album (also stamp hinge)
- A cardinal point
- A principle or fact on which anything depends or turns
transitive verb (hinging /hinjˈing/; hinged /hinjd/)- To provide with a hinge or hinges
- To bend
intransitive verb- To hang or turn as on a hinge
- To depend (with on)
ORIGIN: Related to hang hingeˈ-bound adjective Unable to move easily on a hinge hinge joint noun (anatomy) A joint that allows movement in one plane only off the hinges - Disorganized
- Out of gear
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