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Definitions for Edge

[1] a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
[2] a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.
[3] any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges.
[4] a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box.
[5] the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.
[6] the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge.
[7] sharpness or keenness of language, argument, tone of voice, appetite, desire, etc.: The snack took the edge off his hunger. Her voice had an edge to it.
[8] British Dialect . a hill or cliff.
[9] an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent.
[10] Cards . advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand. eldest hand.
[11] Ice Skating . one of the two edges of a skate blade where the sides meet the bottom surface, made sharp by carving a groove on the bottom.
[12] Skiing . one of the two edges on the bottom of a ski that is angled into a slope when making a turn.
[13] to put an edge on; sharpen.
[14] to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace.
[15] to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways.
[16] Metalworking . to turn (a piece to be rolled) onto its edge. to roll (a piece set on edge). to give (a piece) a desired width by passing between vertical rolls. to rough (a piece being forged) so that the bulk is properly distributed for final forging.
[17] to move sideways: to edge through a crowd.
[18] to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb.
[19] edge in , to insert or work in or into, especially in a limited period of time: Can you edge in your suggestion before they close the discussion?
[20] edge out , to defeat (rivals or opponents) by a small margin: The home team edged out the visitors in an exciting finish.
[21] have an edge on , Informal . to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry.
[22] on edge , (of a person or a person's nerves) acutely sensitive; nervous; tense. impatient; eager: The contestants were on edge to learn the results.
[23] set one's teeth on edge . tooth(def 21) .
[24] the border, brim, or margin of a surface, object, etc
[25] a brink or verge the edge of a cliff ; the edge of a breakthrough
[26] maths a line along which two faces or surfaces of a solid meet a line joining two vertices of a graph
[27] the sharp cutting side of a blade
[28] keenness, sharpness, or urgency the walk gave an edge to his appetite
[29] force, effectiveness, or incisiveness the performance lacked edge
[30] dialect a cliff, ridge, or hillside (capital) (in place names) Hade Edge
[31] have the edge on or have the edge over to have a slight advantage or superiority (over)
[32] on edge nervously irritable; tense nervously excited or eager
[33] set someone's teeth on edge to make someone acutely irritated or uncomfortable
[34] (tr) to provide an edge or border for
[35] (tr) to shape or trim (the edge or border of something), as with a knife or scissors to edge a pie
[36] to push (one's way, someone, something, etc) gradually, esp edgeways
[37] (tr) cricket to hit (a bowled ball) with the edge of the bat
[38] (tr) to tilt (a ski) sideways so that one edge digs into the snow
[39] (tr) to sharpen (a knife, etc)

Words related to Edge

perimeter, end, boundary, point, fringe, tip, mouth, side, shore, rim, lip, peak, verge, threshold, corner, line, margin, brink, outskirt, superiority

Words nearby Edge

edessa, edetate calcium disodium, edetic acid, edgar, edgar atheling, edge, edge city, edge effect, edge in, edge molding, edge out

Origin of Edge

before 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point

Other words from Edge

edge·less , adjective
out·edge , verb (used with object), out·edged, out·edg·ing.
un·der·edge , noun
un·edge , verb (used with object), un·edged, un·edg·ing.

Word origin for Edge

Old English ecg; related to Old Norse egg, Old High German ecka edge, Latin aciēs sharpness, Greek akis point

Synonyms for Edge

boundary, brink, corner, end, fringe, line, lip, margin, mouth, outskirt, peak, perimeter, point, rim, shore, side, threshold, tip, verge, bend, berm, bound, brim, butt, circumference, contour, crook, crust, curb, extremity, frame, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, molding, periphery, portal, ring, skirt, split, strand, term, trimming, turn