hinge

n 1: a device that holds two parts together so that one can swing

relative to the other [syn: {flexible joint}]

2: a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his

absence is the hinge of our plan"

v : attach with a hinge

hing

({IRC}) Fortuitous typo for "hint", now in wide intentional

use among players of {initgame}.

Compare {newsfroup}, {filk}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-07)