edge /ej/ noun- The border of anything
- A rim
- The brink
- The intersection of the faces of a solid figure
- A ridge or crest
- The cutting side of an instrument
- Something that wounds or cuts
- Keenness
- Incisiveness or trenchancy
- Sharpness of mind or appetite
- Bitterness
- Irritability
- Advantage (informal)
transitive verb- To put an edge or border on or round
- To border, form or be a border for
- To egg or urge on (archaic)
- To move or push gradually, esp sideways or edgeways
- To trim the edge of
- To sharpen
- To give a sharp quality to
- To strike with the edge of the bat (cricket)
intransitive verb- To move sideways
- To move gradually
ORIGIN: OE ecg; cf Ger Ecke, and L aciēs edged adjective Having an edge or edges combining form Denoting having an edge or edges of the stated kind or number, as in sharp-edged, double-edged edgeˈless adjective - Without an edge
- Blunt
edgˈer noun - Someone or something that edges
- A garden tool for trimming the edge of a lawn
edgeˈways or edgeˈwise adverb - With edge foremost or uppermost
- In the direction of the edge
- Sideways
edgˈily adverb edgˈiness noun - Angularity or over-sharpness of outline
- The state of being on edge
edgˈing noun - Any border eg round a garment, flower-bed, etc
- (a strip of) material, eg lace, for using as a trimming around the edge
- The act of making an edge
adjective Used for making an edge edgˈy adjective - With edges
- Sharp or hard in outline
- Irritable, on edge
- Emotionally intense
edge coal noun A steeply dipping coal seam edge effect noun (image technol) see border effect under border edge rail noun A rail of a form in which the carriage-wheels roll on its edges, being held there by flanges edge tool or edged tool noun A tool with a sharp edge edge in a word or get a word in edgeways To get a word in with difficulty edge out - To remove or get rid of gradually
- To defeat by a small margin
go or be over the edge (informal) - To go or have gone beyond what can be endured
- To have or have had a nervous breakdown
have the or an edge on, over or against - To have the advantage, or an advantage, over
- To be better than
inside or outside edge - A skating movement on the inner or outer edge of the skate
- A deflection from the inner or outer extremity of the bat (cricket)
on edge - In a state of expectant irritability
- Nervous or tense with anticipation
on the edge of one's seat In a state of eager anticipation play with edge tools To deal carelessly with dangerous matters set on edge To excite set someone's teeth on edge - To set up a disagreeable sensation in the teeth and mouth, as sour fruit does
- To cause to wince, irritate acutely
- Formerly, to make eager or stimulate desire
take the edge off - To make less unpleasant or difficult
- To weaken or diminish
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