The defense's strategy hinged on the meaning of a single preposition in the contract. A whole afternoon of arguments turned, ultimately, on whether goods were to be delivered by the fifteenth or on the fifteenth.
As used in the text, what does the word "hinged" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
depended entirely
- B
creaked
- C
swung on a metal joint
- D
cast a hint
Explanation
The strategy depends on the preposition's meaning; "hinged" means depended entirely, not the literal hardware sense, creaking, or hinting.