hinge
21hinge on — phrasal verb hinge on or hinge upon [transitive] Word forms hinge on : present tense I/you/we/they hinge on he/she/it hinges on present participle hinging on past tense hinged on past participle hinged on hinge on/upon something to depend on… …
22hinge — /hɪndʒ / (say hinj) noun 1. the movable joint or device on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, etc., turns or moves. 2. a natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs about a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell. 3. that on… …
23hinge — hinge1 [hındʒ] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English hencg, from hon; HANG1] a piece of metal fastened to a door, lid etc that allows it to swing open and shut hinge 2 hinge2 v [T usually passive] to attach something …
24hinge — [[t]hɪndʒ[/t]] n. v. hinged, hing•ing 1) bui zool. a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, lid, or other attached part turns,swings, or moves 2) anat. an anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that… …
25hinge on — or[hinge upon] {v.} To depend on as decisive: be decided by. * /In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man./ * /A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks./ …
26hinge on — or[hinge upon] {v.} To depend on as decisive: be decided by. * /In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man./ * /A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks./ …
27hinge — 1. noun /ˈhɪndʒ/ a) A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. See also pintel. b) A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an alb …
28hinge — v. (d; intr.) ( to depend ) to hinge on, upon * * * [hɪndʒ] upon (d; intr.) ( to depend ) to hinge on …
29hinge — [[t]hɪ̱nʤ[/t]] hinges, hinging, hinged N COUNT A hinge is a piece of metal, wood, or plastic that is used to join a door to its frame or to join two things together so that one of them can swing freely. The top swung open on well oiled hinges.… …
30hinge — noun a movable joint or mechanism by which a door, gate, or lid opens and closes or which connects linked objects. verb (hinges, hingeing or hinging, hinged) 1》 attach or join with or as if with a hinge. 2》 (hinge on) depend entirely on.… …
