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- Dictionaryedge/ɛdʒ/
noun
- 1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface: "a willow tree at the water's edge" Similar Opposite
- 2. the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon: "a knife with a razor-sharp edge"
verb
- 1. provide with a border or edge: "the pool is edged with paving" Similar
- 2. move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction: "she tried to edge away from him" Similar
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EDGE definition: 1. the outer or furthest point of something: 2. the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part…. Learn more.
The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle.
The word edge most commonly refers to the sharp or angled side of an object or the place where something stops and something else starts—a border or margin. Edge is also used as a verb meaning to move sideways. Edge has many additional senses as both a noun and verb.
The meaning of EDGE is the cutting side of a blade. How to use edge in a sentence.
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.
verb. uk / edʒ / us. edge (sth) up/down/past, etc. to move somewhere gradually, or to make something move somewhere gradually: She edged her way through the crowd of reporters. [ T ] to put something around the edge of something else as a decoration: The cloth was edged with gold.
edge - 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"
noun. /edʒ/ Idioms. [countable] the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area; the part furthest from the centre. I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself. the first spacecraft to travel to the edge of the solar system. on the edge of something He stood on the edge of the cliff. Stand the coin on its edge.
Definition of edge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Edge Definition. ĕj. edged, edges, edging. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. edges. The thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade. American Heritage. The quality of being sharp or keen.
