edge

edge
I UK [edʒ] / US noun
Word forms "edge":
singular edge plural edges
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1) [countable] the part of something that is furthest from its centre

Bring the two edges together and fasten them securely.

edge of:

The railway station was built on the edge of town.

Victoria was sitting on the edge of the bed.

2) [countable] the sharp side of a blade or tool that is used for cutting things

the knife's edge

3) [singular] a quality in the way that someone speaks that shows they are becoming angry or upset
edge to/in:

Had she imagined the slight edge to his voice?

4) [singular] an advantage that makes someone or something more successful than other people or things
give someone/something an/the edge over someone/something:

Training can give you the edge over your competitors.

5) [singular] a strange quality that something such as a piece of music or a book has that makes it interesting or exciting

There is an edge to his new album that wasn't there in the last one.

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on the edge of your seat/chair — very excited and interested in something because you want to know what happens next

This film will keep you on the edge of your seat.

See:
tooth

II UK [edʒ] / US verb
Word forms "edge":
present tense I/you/we/they edge he/she/it edges present participle edging past tense edged past participle edged
1) [intransitive/transitive] to move somewhere slowly, carefully, and with small movements, or to make something do this
edge towards/away/along etc:

I looked over and saw Michael edging towards the door.

She edged the car out into the street.

2) [intransitive] mainly journalism if a number or price edges higher or lower, it moves up or down a little at a time
edge up/higher/down/lower:

Food prices edged up by 0.2 per cent in November.

3) [transitive] to form the edge of something, or to put something round the edge of another thing

A breeze shook the tall trees that edged the garden.

Phrasal verbs:

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • EDGE — (engl. für ‚Rand‘, ‚Kante‘, ‚Schneide‘) steht für: Edge (Texas), eine Stadt in Texas, USA Edge (Organisation), ein amerikanischer Think Tank, Herausgeber des Internetmagazins Edge – The Third Culture, das sich der Vermittlung zwischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edge — (engl. für ‚Rand‘, ‚Kante‘, ‚Schneide‘) steht für: Edge (Texas), eine Stadt in Texas, USA Edge (Zeitschrift), ein Magazin über Computerspiele in englischer und deutscher Ausgabe Edge ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Selwyn Edge… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • edge — [ej] n. [ME egge < OE ecg, akin to ON egg, Ger ecke, corner < IE base * ak , sharp: see ACID] 1. the thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade 2. the quality of being sharp or keen 3. the projecting ledge or brink, as of a cliff 4. the part… …   English World dictionary

  • Edge — Edge, v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. [1913 Webster] 2. To sail close to the wind. [1913 Webster] I must edge up on a point of wind. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To edge away} or {To edge off} (Naut.), to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Edge — Edge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edging}.] 1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. [1913 Webster] To edge her champion s sword. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • edge — ► NOUN 1) the outside limit of an object, area, or surface. 2) the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet. 3) the sharpened side of a blade. 4) an intense or striking quality. 5) a quality or factor which gives superiority over close… …   English terms dictionary

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  • EDGE —   [Abk. für Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, dt. »gesteigerte Datenraten für die Weiterentwicklung von GSM«], eine Erweiterung von GSM in Richtung UMTS, mit der (wie bei der UMTS Grundversorgung) eine Datenübertragungsrate von bis zu 384… …   Universal-Lexikon

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