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The definition of edge
16 Definitions of: edge
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- noun, the border, brim, or margin of a surface, object, etc
- noun, a brink or verge
- noun, maths a) a line along which two faces or surfaces of a solid meet b) a line joining two vertices of a graph
- noun, the sharp cutting side of a blade
- noun, keenness, sharpness, or urgency
- noun, force, effectiveness, or incisiveness
- noun, a) a cliff, ridge, or hillside b) (in place names)
- noun, have the edge on or over to have a slight advantage or superiority (over)
- noun, on edge a) nervously irritable; tense b) nervously excited or eager
- noun, set (someone's) teeth on edge to make (someone) acutely irritated or uncomfortable
- verb, to provide an edge or border for
- verb, to shape or trim (the edge or border of something), as with a knife or scissors
- verb, to push (one's way, someone, something, etc) gradually, esp edgeways
- verb, cricket to hit (a bowled ball) with the edge of the bat
- verb, to tilt (a ski) sideways so that one edge digs into the snow
- verb, to sharpen (a knife, etc)
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of edge