Etymology : Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmE point
Pronunciation : 'ej
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. advanced standard for wireless communication (next step up from GSM). line at which a surface ends; line where two surfaces meet; thin sharp side of a blade; sharpness of a blade; excitement. sharpen; provide with an edge or border; advance gradually or furtively. at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet. edge\edge\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. edged ; p. pr. & vb. n. edging.].
2. to furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. to edge her champion's sword.
3. to shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
4. to furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box. hills whose tops were edged with groves.
5. to make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [obs.] by such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged. ayward.
6. to move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.edge \edge\ , n. [oe. eg, egge, as. ecg; akin to ohg. ekka, g. ecke, icel. & sw. egg, dan. eg, and to l. acies, gr. point, skr. a ri edge. . cf. egg, v. t., eager, ear spike of corn, acute.].
7. the thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc. he which hath the sharp sword with two edges. ii.
8. slander, whose edge is sharper than the sword.
9. any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice. upon the edge of yonder coppice. in worst extremes, and on the perilous edge of battle. pursue even to the very edge of destruction. w. scott.
10. sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire. the full edge of our indignation. w. scott. 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. taylor.
11. the border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "on the edge of winter."edge joint (carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner.edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. called also chilian mill.edge molding (arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle.edge plane. (a) (carp.) a plane for edging boards. (b) (shoemaking) a plane for edging soles.edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.edge rail. (railroad) (a) a rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth than width. (b) a guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.edge stone, a curbstone.edge tool. (a) any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting. (b) a tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool.
12. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe.
13. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
14. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
15. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
16. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
17. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
18. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
19. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
20. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
21. To move little by little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
22. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
23. To sail close to the wind. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition" the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it" the boundary of a surface provide with an edge; "edge a blade" advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car".
24. 1. The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle. We were on a hill, right on the edge of town She was standing at the water's edge.
25. The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side. the sharp edge of the sword.
26. If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.
27. The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen. They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction = verge, brink.
28. If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person. The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge. = advantage.
29. If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality. Featuring new bands gives the show an edge Greene's stories had an edge of realism.
30. If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality. But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness see also:
cutting edge, knife-edge, leading edge.
31. If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. My nerves were constantly on edge.
32. If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
33. If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity. A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.
34. to set your teeth on edge: see:
tooth.
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