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edge

[ej]

noun, verb, edged, edg⋅ing.

–noun

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.

a.	advantage, esp. the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand.

b.	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.

–verb (used with object)

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.

a.	to turn (a piece to be rolled) onto its edge.

b.	to roll (a piece set on edge).

c.	to give (a piece) a desired width by passing between vertical rolls.

d.	to rough (a piece being forged) so that the bulk is properly distributed for final forging.

–verb (used without object)

17.	to move sideways: to edge through a crowd.

18.	to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb.

—Verb phrases

19.	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?

20.	edge out, to defeat (rivals or opponents) by a small margin: The home team edged out the visitors in an exciting finish.

—Idioms

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,

a.	(of a person or a person's nerves) acutely sensitive; nervous; tense.

b.	impatient; eager: The contestants were on edge to learn the results.

23.	set one's teeth on edge. tooth (def. 21).

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME egge, OE ecg; c. G Ecke corner; akin to L aciēs, Gk akís point

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Language Translation for : Edge

Spanish:

borde,

German:

der Rand,

Japanese:

端

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edge (ěj) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
3. A penetrating, incisive quality: "His simplicity sets off the satire, and gives it a finer edge" (William Hazlitt).
4. A slight but noticeable sharpness or harshness: His voice had an edge to it.
5. The line of intersection of two surfaces: the edge of a brick; the table's rounded edges.
6. A rim or brink: the edge of a cliff.
7. The point at which something is likely to begin: on the edge of war.
8. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity: lifted the carpet's edge.
9. A dividing line; a border: a house on the edge of town. See Synonyms at border.
Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest: The brisk walk gave an edge to my appetite.
1. The line of intersection of two surfaces: the edge of a brick; the table's rounded edges.
2. A rim or brink: the edge of a cliff.
3. The point at which something is likely to begin: on the edge of war.
4. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity: lifted the carpet's edge.
5. A dividing line; a border: a house on the edge of town. See Synonyms at border.
1. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity: lifted the carpet's edge.
2. A dividing line; a border: a house on the edge of town. See Synonyms at border.
A margin of superiority; an advantage: a slight edge over the opposition.
A provocative or discomforting quality, as from audacity or innovativeness: "Over all, the show will have a grittier edge" (Constance C.R. White).

v. edged, edg·ing, edg·es

v. tr.

1. To give an edge to (a blade); sharpen.
2. To tilt (a ski or both skis) in such a way that an edge or both edges bite into the snow.
3. To put a border or edge on: edged the quilt with embroidery.
4. To act as or be an edge of: bushes that edged the garden path.
1. To put a border or edge on: edged the quilt with embroidery.
2. To act as or be an edge of: bushes that edged the garden path.
To advance or push slightly or gradually: The dog edged the ball with its nose.
To trim or shape the edge of: edge a lawn.
To surpass or beat by a small margin. Often used with out: The runner edged her opponent out at the last moment.

v. intr.
To move gradually or hesitantly: The child edged toward the door.

[Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
edge'less adj.

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edge

O.E. ecg "corner, edge," also "sword," from P.Gmc. *agjo (cf. O.N. egg, see egg (v.); Ger. Eck "corner"), from PIE base *ak- "sharp, pointed" (cf. L. acies, Gk. akis "point;" see acrid). Spelling development of O.E. -cg to M.E. -gg to Mod.E. -dge represents a widespread shift in pronunciation. Verb meaning "to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly" is first recorded 1624, originally nautical. The verb meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) is usually a mistake for egg (v.). Edge-ways "turned on edge" is from 1566. Edgy "tense and irritable" is attested from 1837. To get the edge on (someone) is U.S. colloquial, first recorded 1911. Edge city is from Joel Garreau's 1992 book of that name. Razor's edge as a perilous narrow path translates Gk. epi xyrou akmes. "As if it were possible for any of us to slide in a word edgewise" [Miss Mitford, 1824].

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edge
noun
1.	the boundary of a surface
2.	a line determining the limits of an area [syn: boundary]
3.	a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
4.	the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"
5.	a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
6.	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"
verb
1.	advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
2.	provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" [syn: border]
3.	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border]
4.	provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

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edge

In addition to the idioms beginning with edge, also see cutting edge; get a word in edgewise; have the edge on; on edge; on the edge; over the edge; set one's teeth on edge; take the edge off; thin edge of the wedge.

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Edge Hill, GA (city, FIPS 26224)
Location: (33.153078, -82.626635)
Population (2000): 30 (16 housing units)
Area: 0.185508 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

River Edge, NJ (borough, FIPS 63360)
Location: (40.927579, -74.037394)
Population (2000): 10,946 (4,210 housing units)
Area: 1.885783 sq mi (land), 0.018584 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 07661

River Edge, NJ (borough, FIPS 00363360)
Location: (40.927579, -74.037394)
Population (2000): 10,946 (4,210 housing units)
Area: 1.885783 sq mi (land), 0.018584 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 07661

Gilt Edge, TN (city, FIPS 29160)
Location: (35.533724, -89.830447)
Population (2000): 489 (198 housing units)
Area: 2.914496 sq mi (land), 0.036181 sq mi (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Edge

Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. ? point, Skr. a?ri edge. ??. Cf. Egg, v. t., Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.]

1. 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.

He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev. ii. 12.

Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword. --Shak.

2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.

Upon the edge of yonder coppice. --Shak.

In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of battle. --Milton.

Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir W. Scott.

3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

The full edge of our indignation. --Sir W. Scott.

Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices. --Jer. Taylor.

4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On the edge of winter." --Milton.

Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner.

Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill.

Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle.

Edge plane. (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards. (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.

Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.

Edge rail. (Railroad) (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth than width. (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch. --Knight.

Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.

Edge stone, a curbstone.

Edge tool. (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting. (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool.

To be on edge, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.

To set the teeth on edge, to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them. --Bacon.

Edge

Edge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Edged; p. pr. & vb. n. Edging.]

1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

To edge her champion's sword. --Dryden.

2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.

3. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.

Hills whose tops were edged with groves. --Pope.

4. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.]

By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged. --Hayward.

5. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards. --Locke.

Edge

Edge\, v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

2. To sail close to the wind.

I must edge up on a point of wind. --Dryden.

To edge away or off (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object.

To edge down (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward.

To edge in, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees.

To edge in with, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.

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