[vurj] 
,noun, verb, verged, verg⋅ing.| 1. | the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. |
| 2. | the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. |
| 3. | a limiting belt, strip, or border of something. |
| 4. | British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc. |
| 5. | a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc. |
| 6. | limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities. |
| 7. | an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction. |
| 8. | History/Historical. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court. |
| 9. | the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall. |
| 10. | Architecture. the shaft of a column or colonette. |
| 11. | a rod, wand, or staff, esp. one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like. |
| 12. | Horology. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks. |
| 13. | Obsolete. a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant. |
| 14. | to be on the edge or margin; border: Our property verges on theirs. |
| 15. | to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually fol. by on): a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster. |
| 16. | to serve as the verge or boundary of: a high hedge verging the yard. |
verge (vûrj)
n.
The extreme edge or margin; a border.
verge on
Approach, come close to, as in Her ability verges on genius. [Early 1800s]
Be on the edge or border of, as in Our property verges on conservation land. [Late 1700s]
