Used in a Sentence

hinged

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hinged.

Editorial note

Or the last few inches of floorboards, both in the cabin and on the individual floors, are hinged.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hinged gathered in one view.

adjective

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

adjective

(postal) Of a stamp, affixed with a stamp hinge.

adjective

(slang) Extremely high on drugs.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hinged.

adjective

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

adjective

(postal) Of a stamp, affixed with a stamp hinge.

adjective

(slang) Extremely high on drugs.

adjective

(slang, figurative) Sane; not unhinged.

Example sentences

1

Or the last few inches of floorboards, both in the cabin and on the individual floors, are hinged.

2

The hinged floorboards on cabins and floors are also mandatory, but there is no mention that they should also stop the elevator.

3

In reality however, the real problems surrounding the app not being financially viable don't seem to be hinged on Apple's changes here.

4

One time I had to take the bottom panel on my fridge off to switch how the door hinged.

5

Reynolds, actually hinged on the fact that there was no patent license involved.

6

For the sake of estimation, let's assume these are human-sized hinged openings.

7

That is, I thought macros hinged on the fact that everything is a list, not that everything is an expression.

8

As far as I know, copyright is not hinged on your ability to show your willingness to protect it, that's trademarks.

9

I was under the impression that, like copyright, it mainly hinged on your ability to show your willingness to protect it.

10

Entire article seemed hinged on a false premise about Microsoft.

11

I also believe that payment should be hinged upon future earnings, and not a ballooned sum payable in the hopes of a job.

12

At least in Australia and New Zealand it is very common to have stalls with doors hinged and sized so when shut they overlap an outer bit.

Quote examples

1

The bread that encases them is neither split nor hinged, but wrapped." Fair enough, especially since they called out this distinction so clearly.

2

While critics in Quebec have charged she was arrested merely because of “a picture,” the case hinged largely on the notes she attached to the posted image.

3

Indeed, all the "scientific" hiring processes are hinged on the idea that it is possible to accurately predict an individuals future performance.

4

For example, a recent paper hinged upon something that I considered physically impossible - only in the last paragraph did it explain why it wasn't (they were even like "everyone is probably assuming this is impossible - here's why it's not".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hinged in a sentence?

Or the last few inches of floorboards, both in the cabin and on the individual floors, are hinged.

What does hinged mean?

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

What part of speech is hinged?

hinged is commonly used as adjective.