hinge
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1.7
- noun
- /hɪndʒ/
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bisagra
- Here I'm using concealed hinges to mount the doors to the cabinet.
- a door hinge
- a plastic hinge
- a hinge joint
It's now time to work out this hinge mechanism up top here.
- It's now time to work out this hinge mechanism up top here.
- We had swiveling, we had vertical hinges, we had backwards hinges, forwards hinges.
- It's subtle, it's small, but it is a small hinge that swings a very, very big door.
- OK, well, we still need to tighten the hinges.
- The guy had left the the door open and tore the door off the hinge, just ripped it off.
- This episode is off the hinge like the door.
- And when I took the hinges off, I put the hinges in the boy's hands.
Examples
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Brett is making the hinges and those will go here.
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It's just domestic hinges from a DIY shop.
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It's now time to work out this hinge mechanism up top here.
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Is this a hinge off a fence post?
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Notice we have a frictionless hinge up there and down here.
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It's likely they have two hinges, one at the bottom and one at the top.
Academic text (2004) -
The door was held up by one hinge and wouldn't open completely.
Fiction book (1991) -
Simply open them and while gripping near the hinge, pull upward.
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It's set inside a heavy steel frame with very solid hinges.
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The door's hinge creaked as it slowly swung open.
Synonyms
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3.8
A part that connects two pieces and lets one move compared to the other
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open
- Specialized
1
4.3
A joint that lets a body part move mainly in one direction like a knee or elbow
- Specialized
A metal T shaped plate that joins a door or gate to its frame and lets it open
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hinge comes from an old English word related to hang, which means 'to hang'. It originally named the metal joint that lets a door or lid hang and swing, so a hinge is the part that lets one thing move next to another.