edge

[Edge]

The place where something begins or ends is called the edge. If you get too close to a cliff’s edge, you might fall off it. Going to the water's edge is not so dangerous.

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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.

Noun
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

Noun
a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

Noun
a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"

Noun
the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"

Noun
the boundary of a surface

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Noun
a line determining the limits of an area

Verb
provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

Verb
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

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advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

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provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

v. t.
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.

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

v. t.
Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

v. t.
The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.

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

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

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

v. t.
To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

v. t.
To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.

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

v. i.
To sail close to the wind.

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. ari 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.

Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.

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.

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

Pursue even to the very edge of destruction.

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

The full edge of our indignation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To edge away ∨ 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.

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.

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

To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

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Usage Examples

Anyway I feel myself a bit on the edge on the art world, but I don't mind, I'm just pursuing my work in a very excited way. And there isn't really a mainstream anymore, is there?

Literature boils with the madcap careers of writers brought to the edge by the demands of living on their nerves, wringing out their memories and their nightmares to extract meaning, truth, beauty.

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Now there is so much expertise and brainpower it's hard to be at the cutting edge of what's cool and not do something that's totally geeky.

Advertising is the edge of what people know how to do and of human experience and it explains the latest ways progress has changed us to ourselves.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

I want to improve TSA's counterterrorism focus through intelligence and cutting edge technology, support the TSA workforce, and strengthen the agency's relationships with stakeholders and the traveling public. All of these priorities are interconnected and are vital to TSA's mission - and I would say, all of our collective mission.

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Other Usage Examples

Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Life is lived on the edge.

I have lots of records, quite a collection, actually, that I stole from my mom. I have the original 'Thriller' album and I have a really great 'Elton John's Greatest Hits,' and I also have a N.E.R.D. album. Records sound more original. They have more edge.

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.

I've been really excited about some new cutting edge electronic music and technology.

It's so exciting to be doing radio on the cutting edge of technology. Being in on something new is the biggest thrill in the world.

Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.