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English to English noun
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |  | source: wordnet30
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a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend | | Example: his absence is the hinge of our plan
source: wordnet30
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The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on. | | source: webster1913
verb
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attach with a hinge | | source: wordnet30
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To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. | | source: webster1913
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To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point. | | source: webster1913
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