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hinge

2 verb
     
hinge2
[transitive usually passive] to attach something, using a hinge
—hinged
a hinged lid

hinge on/upon something

phrasal verb
if a result hinges on something, it depends on it completely:
His political future hinges on the outcome of this election.
The case against him hinged on Lewis' evidence.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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