HINGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hinge mean?
• HINGE (noun)
The noun HINGE has 2 senses:
1. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
Familiarity information: HINGE used as a noun is rare.
• HINGE (verb)
The verb HINGE has 1 sense:
1. attach with a hinge
Familiarity information: HINGE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HINGE (noun)
Meaning:
A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flexible joint; hinge
Hypernyms ("hinge" is a kind of...):
joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
Meronyms (parts of "hinge"):
pintle (a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hinge"):
butt hinge (a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb)
joint hinge; strap hinge (a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame)
T hinge; tee hinge (a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame)
Holonyms ("hinge" is a part of...):
bi-fold door (an interior door)
car door (the door of a car)
exterior door; outside door (a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building)
French door (a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length)
gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
swing door; swinging door (a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction)
Meaning:
A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
his absence is the hinge of our plan
Hypernyms ("hinge" is a kind of...):
circumstance (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)
• HINGE (verb)
Meaning:
Attach with a hinge
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hinge" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
