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edge

/ edge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
"he rounded the edges of the box"
Type of:
side
Kinds of:
bevel cant chamfer bezel brim
Derived:
border
noun Sense 2
a strip near the boundary of an object
"he jotted a note on the margin of the page"
Type of:
strip slip
Kinds of:
border molding moulding selvage selvedge
noun Sense 3
a slight competitive advantage
"he had an edge on the competition"
Type of:
superiority favorable position favourable position
noun Sense 4
the attribute of urgency
"his voice had an edge to it"
Type of:
urgency
noun Sense 5
the boundary of a surface
Type of:
boundary bound bounds
Kinds of:
brink limb
Derived:
bound border surround skirt adjoin
verb Sense 6
advance slowly, as if by inches
"He edged towards the car"
Type of:
advance progress pass on
Derived:
inch in
See also:
edge in edge up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
provide with an edge
"edge a blade"
Type of:
sharpen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a line determining the limits of an area
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
rim margin border perimeter periphery
Derived:
bound border restrict restrain trammel
verb Sense 9
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
border edger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"
Type of:
touch adjoin meet
Kinds of:
neighbor neighbour
Derived:
butt joint butt borderland border district march
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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side bevel cant chamfer bezel brim strip slip border molding moulding selvage