- hinge⇄hinge, noun, verb, hinged,hinging.
- hinge⇄noun hinger.
- hinge⇄noun 1. a joint on which a door, gate, cover, or lid moves back and forth.
2. a natural joint doing similar work.
Ex. the hinge of the knee, the hinge of a clam.
3. (Figurative.) that on which something else turns or depends; central - hinge⇄v.i. 1. to hang and turn on a hinge.
2. (Figurative.) to depend.
Ex. The success of the picnic hinges on the kind of weather we will have. - hinge⇄v.t. to furnish with hinges; attach by hinges.
Ex. The ailerons on an airplane are hinged to the wing.