Definition of edge
1a : the cutting side of a blade a razor's edgeb : the sharpness of a blade a knife with no edgec (1) : force, effectiveness blunted the edge of the legislation (2) : vigor or energy especially of body maintains his hard edged (1) : incisive or penetrating quality writing with a satirical edge (2) : a noticeably harsh or sharp quality her voice had an edge to it (3) : a secondary but distinct quality rock music with a bluesy edgee : keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment lost my competitive edge
2a : the line where an object or area begins or ends : border on the edge of a plainb : the narrow part adjacent to a border the edge of the deckc (1) : a point near the beginning or the end; especially : brink, verge on the edge of disaster (2) : the threshold of danger or ruin living on the edged : a favorable margin : advantage has an edge on the competition
3 : a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes
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Examples of edge in a Sentence
They peered over the edge of the roof.
The fabric was frayed at the edge.
He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
the edge of an ax
His voice had a sarcastic edge.
These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.
Recent Examples of edge from the Web
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The blaze burning since Sunday was making its way to the hills on the edge of Mariposa, a town of about 2,000 people under a mandatory evacuation order.
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On the edge of one of India’s biggest slums, Alauddin Ansari opens a paper ledger of daily sales at his small leather shop and points to a blank page.
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Starting next month, Ms. Corchado and her three children will have all their basic health care needs — like checkups, dentistry and physical therapy — met in a stylish health center on the edge of Downtown Brooklyn.
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Such openness gives Switzerland an edge in a business that has considerable potential to grow.
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Further, universities and research institutions often have professionally trained science communicators and media specialists that can help researchers share with the public some of their published cutting-edge scientific discoveries.
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An inning later, the Orioles’ mop-up reliever—the Yankees led 12-3 at this point—pitched Judge cautiously, keeping the ball on the far edge of the plate, but Judge reached out and lashed another homer to right.
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That brought an unfamiliar edge to all of the celebrations this year.
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The masa foundation of each dish was lightly sweet and the chorizo sope was flavorful, if not on the dry side, while the pastor-style pork on our gordita was overcooked along the edges, coming off a tad chewy.
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Origin and Etymology of edge
Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmē point
edge
Definition of edge
edged
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transitive verb
1a : to give an edge tob : to be on an edge of trees edging the lake
2 : to move or force gradually edged him off the road
3 : to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
4 : to defeat by a small margin —often used with out edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
: to advance by short moves
Examples of edge in a Sentence
Edge the sleeve with lace.
She edged away from him.
Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
I edged my chair closer to the table.
Recent Examples of edge from the Web
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Bader had edged out a split decision victory over Davis when the former Division I All-American wrestlers fought for the first time on a UFC card in January 2015.
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Domino’s leads the pack with a weekly penetration rate of 0.38 percent, UberEats trails the pizza maker with 0.21 percent and Pizza Hut’s mobile app comes barely edges out GrubHub for 3rd place with 0.17 percent.
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But President Donald Trump only narrowly edged out Hillary Clinton in the same district — defeating her by just 1.5 percentage points.
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Most noteworthy: Trump barely edged out Democrat Hillary Clinton here in November. ___
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In the final, HSS edged out second-place Spyder Surfboards, 35.34-32.03, with Catalyst (19.87) third, Jack’s HB (14.39) fourth and Sakal Surfboards (11.91) fifth.
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The Eagles opened the postseason with a 2-0 win over Lincoln before edging Tri-City Christian 1-0.
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Last week saw South Florida gas prices start to edge up.
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Still, among those voters, turnout edged up only modestly last fall, the Census figures show, with nearly 57.8 percent of eligible voters casting ballots compared with 57 percent in 2012.
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First Known Use of edge
14th century
EDGE Defined for English Language Learners
edge
playDefinition of edge for English Language Learners
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: the line or part where an object or area begins or ends
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: the part of a blade that cuts
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: the sharpness of a blade
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Definition of edge for English Language Learners
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: to give an edge to (something)
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: to be on the edge of (something)
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: to move slowly or with small movements in a specified direction
EDGE Defined for Kids
Definition of edge for Students
edged
;edging
1 : to give a border to The sleeve was edged with lace.
2 : to move slowly and gradually Our raft edged towards the falls.
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