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edge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ed͡ʒ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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Etymology

From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Danish æg, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

Meanings

  1. The boundary line of a surface.
  2. A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  3. An advantage.
    • It’s no secret that the United States may be losing its edge in civilian aviation. Nowhere is this more apparent than with small unmanned aircraft, those tiny flying robots that promise to transform agriculture, forestry, pipeline monitoring, filmmaking, and more. 2013 December, Paul Voss, “Small Drones Deserve Sensible Regulation”, in IEEE Spectrum:
    • Thitinan said Yingluck's decision to skip the verdict hearing will have "emboldened" the military government. "They would not have wanted to put her in jail, in this scenario, (but her not showing up today) puts her on the back foot and gives them an edge." 2017 August 25, Euan McKirdy et al, "Arrest warrant to be issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra", in edition.cnn.com, CNN
    • I have the edge on him.
  4. (also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
    • There was an unmistakable edge to her remarks.
    • And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges: 1833, Adam Clarke (editor), Revelations, II, 12, The New Testament, page 929
    • Speaking with a metallic edge to her voice.
    • Unlike a lot of the south of France, which, he said, “can be expensive, and a little too overdone and chi-chi for my tastes”, Marseille “has just the right amount of edge while being surrounded by incredibly stunning landscapes[…].” 2024 September 9, Ellie Violet Bramley, quoting Tom Morris, “‘Just the right amount of edge’: how Marseille became 2024’s on-trend city”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • No, 'tis slander; / Whose edge is sharper than the sword; 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 1818:
  5. A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
    • The cup is right on the edge of the table.
    • they never wanted the pretext, and seldom the will, to harass and pursue, even to the very edge of destruction, any of their less powerful neighbours 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:
    • Here by, upon the edge of yonder coppice; / A stand, where you may make the fairest shoot. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
    • He is standing on the edge of a precipice.
    • In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge / Of battle when it rag'd, in all assaults 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
  6. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
    • we are to turn the full edge of our indignation upon the accursed instrument, which had so well nigh occasioned his utter falling away. 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 175:
    • 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. a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, “Sermon X: The Faith and Patience of the Saints, Part 2”, in The Whole Sermons of Jeremy Taylor, published 1841, page 69:
    • After the timeout there was a new edge to the team's play.
  7. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
    • supposing that the new general, unacquainted with his army, and on the edge of winter, would not hastily oppose them. 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, The Prose Works of John Milton, published 1853, Volume V, page 203
    • in the edge of evening
  8. A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
    • 2004 March 29, R. Bharat Rao Short report: Ind-Pak T1D2 Session 1 in rec.sports.cricket, Usenet Finally another edge for 4, this time dropped by the keeper
  9. A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
  10. A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
  11. (attributive, often) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
    • Remember that edge computing refers to data that is processed on edge devices before the result goes to its destination, which could be on a public or private cloud. 2022, Sergio Mendez, Edge Computing Systems with Kubernetes, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 5:
    • That speaks to another unknown that might work in Apple's favour: the move towards “edge AI”, or models run on local devices. 2026 March 28, John Foley, “Can Big Tech profit from AI spree?”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:

Forms

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Deriveds

edgingly (employing this term at the beginning) · half-edge (employing this term elsewhere) · two-edged (employing this term elsewhere) · overedge (employing this term elsewhere) · knife edge (employing this term elsewhere) · on the edge of (employing this term elsewhere) · edge sorting (employing this term at the beginning) · hard-edge (employing this term elsewhere) · edgepath (employing this term at the beginning) · Edgehill (Proper names) · rough around the edges (employing this term elsewhere) · edgy (employing this term at the beginning) · Milledgeville (employing this term elsewhere) · edge list (employing this term at the beginning) · edge index (employing this term at the beginning) · edgeless (employing this term at the beginning) · edge control (employing this term at the beginning) · edge effect (employing this term at the beginning) · inedge (employing this term elsewhere) · knife-edge effect (employing this term elsewhere) · edge tool (employing this term at the beginning) · edge rusher (employing this term at the beginning) · edge set (employing this term at the beginning) · edger (employing this term at the beginning) · selvage (employing this term elsewhere) · edge covering number (employing this term at the beginning) · edge play (employing this term at the beginning) · push the edge of the envelope (employing this term elsewhere) · book-edge marbler (employing this term elsewhere) · play with edge-tools (employing this term elsewhere) · don't cut yourself on that edge (employing this term elsewhere) · live on the edge (employing this term elsewhere) · zero-edge pool (employing this term elsewhere) · edgebanding (employing this term at the beginning) · edge out (employing this term at the beginning) · Edge Island (Proper names) · edgelong (employing this term at the beginning) · edge-of-the-wedge theorem (employing this term at the beginning) · edge case (employing this term at the beginning) · Edge Hill (Proper names) · bleed-edge (employing this term elsewhere) · edgelord (employing this term at the beginning) · Canny edge detector (employing this term elsewhere) · Alderley Edge (Proper names) · Wotton-under-Edge (Proper names) · edge city (employing this term at the beginning) · infinity-edge pool (employing this term elsewhere) · edge in (employing this term at the beginning) · take the edge off (employing this term elsewhere) · wet edge time (employing this term elsewhere) · edge cover (employing this term at the beginning) · edge of the earth (employing this term at the beginning) · Canny edge detection (employing this term elsewhere) · positive-edge-triggered (employing this term elsewhere) · nonedged (employing this term elsewhere) · edge number (employing this term at the beginning) · platform edge door (employing this term elsewhere) · edging (employing this term at the beginning) · break edge (employing this term elsewhere) · back and edge (employing this term at the beginning) · hard-edge painting (employing this term elsewhere) · re-edge (employing this term elsewhere) · negative-edge-triggered (employing this term elsewhere) · negative edge-triggered (employing this term elsewhere) · edge venting (employing this term at the beginning) · edge rail (employing this term at the beginning) · edgeland (employing this term at the beginning) · edgework (employing this term at the beginning) · edgeways (employing this term at the beginning) · edgewear (employing this term at the beginning) · edge computing (employing this term at the beginning) · edgeware (employing this term at the beginning) · River Edge (Proper names) · edge-triggered (employing this term at the beginning) · disedge (employing this term elsewhere) · Desert Edge (Proper names) · Edgewater (Proper names) · on edge (employing this term elsewhere) · set someone's teeth on edge (employing this term elsewhere) · positive edge-triggered (employing this term elsewhere) · edgel (employing this term at the beginning) · on the edge of one's seat (employing this term elsewhere) · ~ness (employing this term at the beginning) · edge up (employing this term at the beginning) · edgemaker (employing this term at the beginning) · edge protector (employing this term at the beginning) · edgemaking (employing this term at the beginning) · Wenlock Edge (Proper names) · edgewise (employing this term at the beginning) · edge mill (employing this term at the beginning) · get a word in edgewise (employing this term elsewhere) · edge of the world (employing this term at the beginning) · Weston-sub-Edge (Proper names) · edgestitch (employing this term at the beginning) · edge loop (employing this term at the beginning) · edgestone (employing this term at the beginning) · factory edge (employing this term elsewhere) · edge-to-edge (employing this term at the beginning) · unedge (employing this term elsewhere) · edgelet (employing this term at the beginning) · thin edge of the wedge (employing this term elsewhere) · edgeway (employing this term at the beginning) · on the edge (employing this term elsewhere) · edgelike (employing this term at the beginning) · knife's edge (employing this term elsewhere) · over the edge (employing this term elsewhere) · book-edge gilder (employing this term elsewhere) · outedge (employing this term elsewhere)

Hyponyms

leading-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · wire edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · free edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · bleeding edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · edge contraction (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · outside edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · toe edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · water's edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · bottom edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · hyperedge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · deckle edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · leading edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · left-edge deletion (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · feather edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · negative edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · pearl edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · trailing edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · cutting-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · positive edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · curved edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · razor edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · signal edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · inside edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · directed edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · bleed edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · anti-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · pseudo-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · knife-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · top edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · bent edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · platform edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · cliff edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · drip edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · fore edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · cutting edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · straight edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · razor's edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · interedge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · loose edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · bleeding-edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun)) · absorption edge (Hyponyms of edge (noun))

Synonyms

lip (sharp terminating border) · advantage (advantage) · brink (sharp terminating border) · rim (sharp terminating border) · gain (advantage) · line (in graph theory) · margin (sharp terminating border) · termination (sharp terminating border) · verge (sharp terminating border) · boundary (sharp terminating border)

Translations (316)

hu él (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · el ακμή (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · br ker (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · ru преиму́щество (an advantage) · ccc a'soowa (boundary line of a surface) · ota كسكین (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ru ребро́ (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · ka კიდე (boundary line of a surface) · sa धारा (boundary line of a surface) · pam danggut (boundary line of a surface) · is leggur (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · pl krawędź (boundary line of a surface) · fr bord (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · bg страна́ (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · az qıraq (boundary line of a surface) · ga colbha (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · ja(boundary line of a surface) · nl rand (boundary line of a surface) · sv egg (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · hy առավելություն (an advantage) · fa یال (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · pt margem (boundary line of a surface) · ang ecg (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sah бии (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · vi mép (boundary line of a surface) · fur cei (boundary line of a surface) · da rand (boundary line of a surface) · pl krawędź (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · nl grens (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · ty ʻoiraʻa (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ru грань (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ca aresta (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · pl obrzeże (boundary line of a surface) · vi lưỡi dao (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · cmn 邊緣 /边缘 (boundary line of a surface) · de Rand (boundary line of a surface) · lut ʔili (boundary line of a surface) · zza kışt (boundary line of a surface) · th คม (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · lv mala (boundary line of a surface) · fi terävyys (sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire) · hu szél (boundary line of a surface) · ckb قەراغ (boundary line of a surface) · mi koinga (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sh rȗb (boundary line of a surface) · he שָׂפָה (boundary line of a surface) · lv asmens (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · de Vorteil (an advantage) · hy սայր (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · rup mardzini (boundary line of a surface) · vi rìa (boundary line of a surface) · grc ἄκρα (boundary line of a surface) · ru ребро́ (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · de Kante (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · gl beira (boundary line of a surface) · sk hrana (boundary line of a surface) · ro tăiș (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · gun embe (boundary line of a surface) · he צלע (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · cs ostří (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ga ciumhais (boundary line of a surface) · az kənar (boundary line of a surface) · rup mardzinã (boundary line of a surface) · hy ծայր (boundary line of a surface) · ga imeall (boundary line of a surface) · nl zijde (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · sl rọ̑b (boundary line of a surface) · te అంచు (boundary line of a surface) · hu szegély (boundary line of a surface) · lt kraštas (boundary line of a surface) · pl krawędź (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · tr bıçak sırtı (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · inh йист (boundary line of a surface) · pt fio (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · cmn(thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · uk грань (boundary line of a surface) · sc màrgine (boundary line of a surface) · it spigolo (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · fa ضلع (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · pl przewaga (an advantage) · fi särmä (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · gl aba (boundary line of a surface) · az til (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · gl cadillo (boundary line of a surface) · cs hrana (boundary line of a surface) · de Seite (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · uk край (boundary line of a surface) · rup mardzine (boundary line of a surface) · sc óru (boundary line of a surface) · it lama (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · bg ръб (border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part) · tr kenar (boundary line of a surface) · hu előny (an advantage) · my စပ် (boundary line of a surface) · ru кро́мка (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · gl randa (boundary line of a surface) · nl kling (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · fi särmä (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · fr bord (boundary line of a surface) · nn egg (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · qu pata (boundary line of a surface) · ru остриё (that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply) · th ขอบ (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · is kantur (boundary line of a surface) · pl kraniec (boundary line of a surface) · ru грань (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · he מקצוע (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · eu ertz (boundary line of a surface) · es borde (boundary line of a surface) · fi etulyöntiasema (an advantage) · hi कोना (boundary line of a surface) · ka ნაპირი (boundary line of a surface) · no kant (boundary line of a surface) · fi alku (border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part) · ru кро́мка (boundary line of a surface) · el άκρη (boundary line of a surface) · eo rando (boundary line of a surface) · hy կողմ (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · zza kışt (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · it vantaggio (an advantage) · ja(boundary line of a surface) · pdt Kaunt (boundary line of a surface) · arz طرف (boundary line of a surface) · lv krasts (boundary line of a surface) · ota قیی (boundary line of a surface) · it filo (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · de Kante (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · fr carre (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · tr kenar (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · ckb دەم (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · cs hrana (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · sc màrgini (boundary line of a surface) · fi reuna (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · nl ribbe (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · de Kante (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · he קשת (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · be край (boundary line of a surface) · bg изостреност (sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire) · el χείλος (boundary line of a surface) · eo latero (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · eu bazter (boundary line of a surface) · gd iomall (boundary line of a surface) · pl skraj (boundary line of a surface) · bg резец (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · it filo (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · sah дьайыҥ (boundary line of a surface) · fa کنار (boundary line of a surface) · ca vora (boundary line of a surface) · cs hrana (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · lv šķautne (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · pjt kantilypa (boundary line of a surface) · de Vorsprung (an advantage) · fi laita (boundary line of a surface) · pt aresta (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ga colbha (boundary line of a surface) · fi etu (an advantage) · tr kenar (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · es borde (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · th ขอบ (boundary line of a surface) · nl lijn (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · es lado (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · fur margin (boundary line of a surface) · sv kant (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · gl vantaxe (an advantage) · pl rąbek (boundary line of a surface) · gl bordo (boundary line of a surface) · fi terä (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sah кытыы (boundary line of a surface) · fr côté (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · sq buzë (boundary line of a surface) · os кӕрон (boundary line of a surface) · dsb rězyna (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · nci tēntli (boundary line of a surface) · ro ascuțiș (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · hi किनारा (boundary line of a surface) · el κόψη (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · it arco (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · gd oir (boundary line of a surface) · uk ребро́ (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · pl krawędź (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · kaw pinggir (boundary line of a surface) · hy կողմ (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · uk ребро́ (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · pt aresta (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · ja(joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · bg нож (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · uk лезо (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ota قلاغی (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · bg ребро (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · et äär (boundary line of a surface) · fi reuna (boundary line of a surface) · ja(in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · he שׁוּלַיִם (boundary line of a surface) · ru грань (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · ms pinggir (boundary line of a surface) · nl tak (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · es filo (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · de Schneide (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sc vora (boundary line of a surface) · hu él (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · nb egg (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ru грань (boundary line of a surface) · ja(boundary line of a surface) · ota غراب (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · fi reunus (border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part) · nl ribbe (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · tft uru (boundary line of a surface) · hy բերան (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sh ру̑б (boundary line of a surface) · tr bıçak ağzı (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · fi kaari (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ru ребро́ (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · ltg mola (boundary line of a surface) · mk раб (boundary line of a surface) · ru ребро́ (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · ru грань (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · lt briauna (boundary line of a surface) · ms sisi (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · it bordo (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · sv kant (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · fr arête (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ota لب (boundary line of a surface) · fi ääri (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · bg острота (sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire) · da kant (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · rm our (boundary line of a surface) · bg ръб (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · lt ašmenys (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · he צלע (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · te భుజము (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · ga imeall (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · cmn 邊 /边 (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ga corr (boundary line of a surface) · uk вістря (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · acw حَافَّة (boundary line of a surface) · hu szél (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · acw طَرَف (boundary line of a surface) · hy եզր (boundary line of a surface) · pl ostrze (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · mrw sisid (boundary line of a surface) · izh nenä (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · pt gume (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · sv rand (boundary line of a surface) · cmn(in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · th ขอบ (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · uk грань (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · bg преимущество (an advantage) · ru кро́мка (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · rm ur (boundary line of a surface) · nl kant (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ru край (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · hu él (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · nl voorsprong (an advantage) · mi niho (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · chr ᎠᏍᏛᎢ (boundary line of a surface) · fur spuinde (boundary line of a surface) · bg острие (that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply) · yxg deea (boundary line of a surface) · uk перевага (an advantage) · lv asums (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · ce йист (boundary line of a surface) · cs hrana (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · de Klinge (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · oc aresta (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · sh brid (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ml അറ്റം (boundary line of a surface) · hu oldal (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · zza kışt (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · gl beiril (boundary line of a surface) · gd iomall (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · ru остриё (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · cs hrana (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · la margō (boundary line of a surface) · fi terä (that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply) · hu perem (boundary line of a surface) · bg ръб (boundary line of a surface) · pt aresta (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · ml വക്ക് (boundary line of a surface) · no sidekant (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · be грань (boundary line of a surface) · vi cạnh (boundary line of a surface) · oc bòrd (boundary line of a surface) · cmn 邊界 /边界 (boundary line of a surface) · ru ребро́ (border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part) · it bordo (boundary line of a surface) · is hlið (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · mi niao (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · grc χεῖλος (boundary line of a surface) · sq skaj (boundary line of a surface) · ba сит (boundary line of a surface) · fur ôr (boundary line of a surface) · ro margine (boundary line of a surface) · ru резе́ц (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · es orilla (boundary line of a surface) · ur کنارہ (boundary line of a surface) · bg ръб (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · pam sepu (boundary line of a surface) · fr arête (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · ru край (boundary line of a surface) · gl gume (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · es arista (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) · tr avantaj (an advantage) · ru ле́звие (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · it orlo (boundary line of a surface) · et serv (boundary line of a surface) · bg ръб (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · eo eĝo (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) · ja(thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · it lato (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · sc atta (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · nl kant (boundary line of a surface) · fi laita (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge) · is egg (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) · jv pinggir (boundary line of a surface) · tr kenar (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) · pl krawędź (any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge)

wikidata: Q3297804

edge en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɛd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ed͡ʒ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Danish æg, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
    • The muggers edged her into an alley and demanded money.
    • He edged the book across the table.
  2. (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
    • He edged away from her.
    • Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish. 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
  3. (qualifier:usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
  4. (transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
  5. (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
  6. (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
    • 2005, Paige Gilchrist, The Big Book of Backyard Projects: Walls, Fences, Paths, Patios, Benches, Chairs & More, Section 2: Paths and Walkways, page 181, If you're edging with stone, brick, or another material in a lawn area, set the upper surfaces of the edging just at or not more than ½ inch above ground level so it won't be an obstacle to lawn mowers.
  7. (transitive) To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
    • To edge her champion sword 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
  8. (transitive) To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
    • Edged rather than washed by the river Ganges, it trails for a couple of miles along the bank, scarcely distinguishable from the rubbish it deposits so freely. 1924 June 4, E[dward] M[organ] Forster, chapter I, in A Passage to India, London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, part I (Mosque), page 5:
  9. (figuratively) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
    • By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged. a. 1628 (date written), John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press, and J. Lichfield at Oxford?] for Iohn Partridge, […], published 1630, →OCLC:
  10. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.
    • Near-synonym: goon
    • His mouth was open and he was still jerking his dick. Justin knew he must have been edging by then. 2012, Ryan Field, Field of Dreams: The Very Best Stories of Ryan Field, page 44:
    • “I think of it as mine, but, yes, it's his cock I've been edging with. Do you edge?” 2011, Nicholson Baker, House of Holes, page 181:
    • “I'm going to edge you all night long. That should take the sass out of you.” 2016, Jenna Jacob, Lured By My Master: (The Doms of Genesis, Book 6):
    • Jimmy has been edging for 6 hours straight; is his dick okay?
  11. (figuratively, slang, transitive) To agitate or exasperate (someone) due to constant delays of something.
    • never been edged so successfully in my life because they've GOT me hooked 2024 January 4, @henryscdiaz, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • situationships are like getting edged romantically 2023 July 12, @northstardoll, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • When are the developers going to release the update? They've been edging us for months with all of these trailers.
    • i love when kanye edges me like this, he just keeps me wanting and begging for it. 2023 October 9, @wdnos, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • You people cannot keep edging me with my follower number, it keeps getting to like 775 before falling to 769 again 😭😭 2024 January 6, @sigmachomper, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • They say no Internet is better than slow Internet, cause at least your browser doesn't edge you every time you try to load a page.
    • why do dnp feel the need to edge us with their uploading schedule? :/ 2023 December 6, @flwrphil, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • Chat's literally EDGING ME at this point with extending the subathon what the fuck 😭😭😭 2023 September 20, @TieflingMelissa, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
edging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
edges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
edged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
edged Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

goon

Translations (7)

cmn 寸止 (to delay one's orgasm) · de schieben (to move something gradually) · fi hivuttaa (to move something gradually) · mi nekeneke (to move something gradually) · mi whakanekeneke (to move something gradually) · de verschieben (to move something gradually) · bg отмествам (to move something gradually)