hinging
Depending on something
Hinging describes something that depends on or turns on a particular factor: The entire case is hinging on one witness's testimony.
It can also describe the physical action of attaching or moving on a hinge: The carpenter is hinging the cabinet doors.
The figurative sense dominates—outcomes hinging on decisions, arguments hinging on assumptions.
Placing trust in
- dependingContingent on something else
- contingentConditional or representative group
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- predicatedBased on something assumed
resting · hanging · turning · riding · banking · counting · subject · tied
Point of rotation
- swivelRotating connection point
- pinPointed metal fastener
- jointShared by multiple parties
- bracketSupport or category
mounting · hardware · fastener · bearing · axle · spindle · fulcrum · rotation
relying
Placing trust in
- dependingContingent on something else
- contingentConditional or representative group
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
predicated · resting · hanging · turning · riding · banking · counting · subject · tied · linked
pivot
Point of rotation
bracket · mounting · hardware · fastener · bearing · axle · spindle · fulcrum · rotation · articulation
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
shutter · cabinet · casement · trapdoor · hatch · wicket · folding · swing · opening · closing
swinging
Moving in arcs
folding · articulating · bending · flexing · oscillating · arcing · sweeping · opening · closing · flapping
hingingindependent
Free from external control
autonomous · unconditional · self-determined · free · unrelated
- hinging onDependent on a condition