Hinge

hinj, n. the hook or joint on which a door or lid hangs: that on which anything depends or turns.— v.t. to furnish with hinges: to bend.— v.i. to hang or turn as on a hinge: to depend on:— pr.p. hing′ing; pa.p. hinged.— n. Hinge′-joint ( an at. ), a joint in which the bones move.— Off the hinges , in a state of confusion. [Related to hang .]