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Hinge   /hɪndʒ/   Listen
Hinge

noun
1.
A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.  Synonym: flexible joint.
2.
A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend.
verb
(past & past part. hinged; pres. part. hinging)
1.
Attach with a hinge.



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"Hinge" Quotes from Famous Books



... ocular proof; make me see't; or at the least, so prove it, that the probation bear no hinge, no loop, to ...
— Pearls of Thought • Maturin M. Ballou

... murmuring o'er the pebbles purl, Tempting to slumber. At the cavern door The fruitful poppy, and ten thousand plants, From which moist night the drowsy juices drains, Then scatters o'er the shady earth, grew thick. Round all the house no gate was seen, which, turn'd On the dry hinge should creak; no centry strict The threshold to protect. But in the midst The lofty bed of ebon form'd, was plac'd. Black were the feathers; all the coverings black, And stretch'd at length the god was seen; his limbs With lassitude relax'd. Around ...
— The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II • Ovid

... right and left to the mouth. Brown-Smith coughed out a tooth that he had no further use for, and starts backin' away, coverin' up like a crab. The Kid laughs over at me and sends this guy's head back like it was on a hinge, with two uppercuts and a right jab. He tries to rush in and grab the Kid, and Scanlan closes his left eye with the prettiest straight left I ever seen. He wasn't tryin' to knock this big stiff out, ...
— Kid Scanlan • H. C. Witwer

... drew up outside a dilapidated gate, one hinge of which was off. The Squire jumped down from his seat, came round, and ...
— Light O' The Morning • L. T. Meade

... 7, so that it will lie perfectly flat upon the bench. With the rule measure it carefully between the corners, A, A, and again at A, B. The distance between A and B being less when the frame is open than when closed, an additional 1/2 inch must be added to allow the gusset to bend freely round the hinge. Having correctly taken these measurements, get a sheet of brown paper and fold it in the middle; the reason for this is to allow of each side of the pattern taking the same curve at the swelled part. Cut the pattern for the sides first by ascertaining ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 • Various


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