Hinges

He hung the gate on hinges.

The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please?

Our whole case hinges on whether the government's actions were constitutional or not.

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

He burst the door open and nearly took it off the hinges.

The door swung slowly on its creaking hinges.

They purposely don't oil the door hinges here for security reasons.

As I ran down the passage, my sister's door was unlocked, and revolved slowly upon its hinges.

Here, by the goddess and her gifts renowned, / Sidonian Dido built a stately shrine. / All brazen rose the threshold; brass was round / the door-posts; brazen doors on grating hinges sound.

Then, thinking that I was still asleep, she slipped noiselessly from the room, and an instant later I heard a sharp creaking which could only come from the hinges of the front door.