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hinge

/hɪndʒ/

hingenoun

hinges

/hɪndʒ/

Translations

петля

The door creaked on its rusty hinge.

Дверь скрипела на своей ржавой петле.

Additional translations

петлица

шарнир

Definitions

A movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes, or that connects linked objects.

The door creaked loudly because the hinge needed oiling.

A central point or principle on which everything depends.

The success of the project was the hinge on which the company's future rested.

Synonyms

hingeverb

hinged

Past Simple

hinged

Past Participle

hinging

Gerund

/hɪndʒ/

Translations

зависеть

The success of the project hinges on the team's performance.

Успех проекта зависит от работы команды.

Additional translations

упираться

опираться

Definitions

To attach or join with or as if with a hinge.

The door was hinged to allow it to swing open easily.

To depend entirely on something.

The success of the project hinges on the team's ability to meet the deadline.

Synonyms

hingeadjective

/hɪndʒ/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "hinge pin", "hinge side".

Definitions

Relating to or situated at a hinge; serving as or functioning like a hinge.

The hinge side frame needed extra reinforcement.

Synonyms