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# hinge

noun (a hinge, hinges); verb (hinge, hinges, hinged, hinging)

«hinge» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#m1)
2. As a verb, to hinge on something means to depend on it completely («Everything hinges on the weather»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#m2)
3. A hinge can also be a movable joint in the body, such as the one that lets your jaw open and shut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety hinges are on doors, cupboards, boxes and laptops; fingers can get trapped in the hinge side of a door. In science and design it is a simple pivot, like a joint in the body (the knee and elbow are hinge joints). Phrases: «off its hinges», «hinge joint», «hinge on».

### Examples

- The door squeaks because the hinge needs oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x1)
- Mind your fingers near the hinges of the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x2)
- The gate came off its hinges in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x3)
- Your elbow is a hinge joint; it bends only one way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x4)
- The lid of the box is fixed with two small hinges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x5)
- The match hinged on the last penalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x6)
- Whether we go to the beach hinges on the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x7)
- My laptop's hinge is loose, so the screen wobbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x8)
- These tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw, and there they rusted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun: «a hinge». The verb is usually «hinge on/upon» and is often passive or about results. Past: «hinged». The g is soft (like j). Safety: never put fingers in the gap by the hinge side of a door.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and safety hinges are on doors, cupboards, boxes and laptops; fingers can get trapped in the hinge side of a door. In science and design it is a simple pivot, like a joint in the body (the knee and elbow are hinge joints). Phrases: «off its hinges», «hinge joint», «hinge on».

### Examples

- The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed. (Writings PRO.26.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hinge/#x1)

### Note

Countable noun: «a hinge». The verb is usually «hinge on/upon» and is often passive or about results. Past: «hinged». The g is soft (like j). Safety: never put fingers in the gap by the hinge side of a door.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hinge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hinge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hinge.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hinge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hinge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hinge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hinge.html) on Mova free.