n.
- the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
▸an area next to a steep drop.
- the sharpened side of a blade.
- an intense or striking quality.
▸a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals:
his cars have the edge over his rivals'.
- the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet.
v.
- provide with a border or edge.
- move carefully or furtively.
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(usu. edge out)
informal defeat by a small margin.
- give an intense or sharp quality to.
- Cricket strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat.
Phrase
- on edge
tense, nervous, or irritable. - set someone's teeth on edge
(of a sound or taste) cause intense discomfort or irritation to someone.
Derivative
- -edged adj.
- edgeless adj.
- edger n.
Etymology
OE ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Gmc origin.