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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024edge /ɛdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., edged, edg•ing. n. [countable] - a line or border at which a surface ends:Grass grew along the edge of the road.
- a brink;
a verge:at the edge of disaster. - the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.
- a quality of sharpness or keenness, often showing anger:Her voice had an edge to it.
- an improved position;
advantage:an edge on our competitors.
v. - [~ + object] to provide with an edge or border.
- to make or force (one's way) gradually, esp. by moving sideways or cautiously: [no object]They edged slowly toward the door.[~ + object]She edged the car up to the curb.
Idioms- Idioms on edge, in a state of irritability;
tense;
nervous. - set one's teeth on edge, to cause extreme discomfort or unpleasantness.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024edge (ej),USA pronunciation n., v., edged, edg•ing. n. - a line or border at which a surface terminates:Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- a brink or verge:the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.
- any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object:a book with gilt edges.
- a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet:an edge of a box.
- the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.
- the sharpness proper to a blade:The knife has lost its edge.
- 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.
- British Termsa hill or cliff.
- an improved position;
advantage:He gained the edge on his opponent. - Games[Cards.]
- advantage, esp. the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand.
- See eldest hand.
- Sport[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.
- Sport[Skiing.]one of the two edges on the bottom of a ski that is angled into a slope when making a turn.
- Idioms have an edge on, [Informal.]to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor:He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry.
- Idioms 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.
- Idioms set one's teeth on edge. See tooth (def. 18).
v.t. - to put an edge on;
sharpen. - to provide with an edge or border:to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace.
- to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways.
- Metallurgy
- 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.
v.i. - to move sideways:to edge through a crowd.
- to advance gradually or cautiously:a car edging up to a curb.
- edge in, to insert or work in or into, esp. in a limited period of time:Can you edge in your suggestion before they close the discussion?
- edge out, to defeat (rivals or opponents) by a small margin:The home team edged out the visitors in an exciting finish.
- bef. 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rim, lip. Edge, border, margin refer to a boundary. An edge is the boundary line of a surface or plane:the edge of a table.Border is the boundary of a surface or the strip adjacent to it, inside or out:a border of lace.Margin is a limited strip, generally unoccupied, at the extremity of an area:the margin of a page.
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