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hinge

1. hinge \'hinj\ n [ME heng; akin to MD henge hook, OE hangian to hang] 1a: 
   a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging pa rt 
   turns 1b: a flexible ligamentous joint  1c: a small piece of thin gummed 
   paper used in fastening a postage stamp in  an album 2: a determining 
   factor : TURNING POINT 
2. hinge vt : to attach by or furnish with hinges to be contingent on a 
   single consid eration {success ~s on the decision}