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Definition of 'edge'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) edge
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
Grass grew along the edge of the road.

2.  edge
a brink or verge:
the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.

3.  edge
any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object:
a book with gilt edges.

4.  edge
a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet.

5.  edge
the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.

6.  edge
the sharpness proper to a blade:
The knife has lost its edge.

7.  edge
a quality of sharpness or keenness:
Her voice had an edge to it.

8.  edge
an improved position; advantage:
to have an edge on one's competitors.

9.  edge
(in cards) advantage, esp. the advantage gained by being on the dealer's left.

10. (v.t.) edge
to provide with an edge or border.

11.  edge
to put an edge on; sharpen.

12.  edge
to make or force (one's way) gradually, esp. by moving sideways.

13. (v.i.) edge
to move sideways.

14.  edge
to advance gradually or cautiously:
a car edging up to the curb.

15.  edge
edge in, to work in or into, esp. in a limited period of time.

16.  edge
edge out, to defeat (rivals or opponents) by a small margin.

17.  edge
in a state of potential irritability; tense; nervous.

18.  edge
eagerly impatient.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME egge, OE ecg; akin to L aciēs, Gk akís point)

Definition of 'edge'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) edge, border
the boundary of a surface

2. (noun) boundary, edge, bound
a line determining the limits of an area

3. (noun) edge
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
"he rounded the edges of the box"

4. (noun) edge, sharpness
the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
"his voice had an edge to it"

5. (noun) edge
a slight competitive advantage
"he had an edge on the competition"

6. (verb) edge
the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
"the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"

7. (verb) edge, inch
advance slowly, as if by inches
"He edged towards the car"

8. (verb) border, edge
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

9. (verb) border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

10. (verb) edge
provide with an edge
"edge a blade"

Definition of 'edge'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) edge
the place on sth that is furthest from its center
the edge of the table; She stood on the edge of the pool.

2. edge
on edge
feeling nervous or anxious
He seemed on edge all the way through the interview.

Definition of 'edge'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) edge
the thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc

2. (verb) edge
any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice

3. (verb) edge
sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire

4. (verb) edge
the border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening

5. (verb) edge
to furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen

6. (verb) edge
to shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool

7. (verb) edge
to furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box

8. (verb) edge
to make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on

9. (verb) edge
to move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards

10. (verb) edge
to move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way

11. (verb) edge
to sail close to the wind

Translation of 'edge'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the part farthest from the middle of something; a border Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table; – it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.
Afrikaans: rand	Arabic: حافَّه، حَد	Bulgarian: ръб
Brazilian: beira	Czech: okraj; břeh	German: der Rand
Danish: kant	Greek: άκρη	Spanish: borde
Estonian: serv	Farsi: لبه؛ کناره	Finnish: reuna
French: bord	Hebrew: קָצֶה, שָׂפָה	Hindi: किनारा
Croatian: rub	Hungarian: szél, szegély	Indonesian: tepi
Icelandic: barmur, rönd, brún	Italian: margine, bordo, sponda	Japanese: 端
Korean: 가장자리	Lithuanian: kraštas	Latvian: mala
Malay: bucu	Dutch: rand	Norwegian: (ut)kant, rand
Polish: brzeg	Persian: لبه؛ کناره	Pashto: څنډه، ژۍ (لكه دچاقو): څنډ
Portuguese: beira	Romanian: margine	Russian: край; кромка
Slovak: okraj; breh	Slovenian: rob	Serbian: ivica
Swedish: kant, rand, bryn	Thai: ขอบ	Turkish: kenar, kıyı
Taiwanese: 邊緣	Ukrainian: край	Urdu: کنارا
Vietnamese: bờ; cạnh	Chinese: 边缘
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