hinged Meaning & Definition
/hɪnd͡ʒd/
What Does Hinged Mean?
As an adjective, hinged means Affixed by a hinge, as a door. It is also used to mean Extremely high on drugs. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of hinge. As a verb, it means To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
Hinged: Key Facts
| Part of speech | adjective, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //hɪnd͡ʒd// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Hinged Definition (Adjective)
- Affixed by a hinge, as a door.
- Extremely high on drugs.
- Of a stamp, affixed with a stamp hinge.
- Sane; not unhinged.
Hinged as a Verb
- simple past and past participle of hinge
Verb
- To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- (with on or upon) To depend on something.
- The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.
- To bend.
Adjective
- (of a postage stamp) Affixed with a stamp hinge
Synonyms of Hinged
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Hinged synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Hinged
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Hinged in a Sentence
The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.
Word Forms & Grammar
hinged (not comparable)
hinged
Words That Rhyme With Hinged
Origin of Hinged
From hinge + -ed. The "not unhinged" sense was created as a back-formation from unhinged (“mentally ill or unstable”).
Pronouncing Hinged
Hinged is pronounced //hɪnd͡ʒd// and has 1 syllable.