edge

(ĕj)
n.

1. 1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
   2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
   3. A penetrating, incisive quality: "His simplicity sets off the satire, and gives it a finer edge" (William Hazlitt).
   4. A slight but noticeable sharpness or harshness: His voice had an edge to it.
2. Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest: The brisk walk gave an edge to my appetite.
3. 1. The line of intersection of two surfaces: the edge of a brick; the table's rounded edges.
   2. A rim or brink: the edge of a cliff.
   3. The point at which something is likely to begin: on the edge of war.
4. 1. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity: lifted the carpet's edge.
   2. A dividing line; a border: a house on the edge of town. See synonyms at border.
5. A margin of superiority; an advantage: a slight edge over the opposition.
6. A provocative or discomforting quality, as from audacity or innovativeness: "Over all, the show will have a grittier edge" (Constance C.R. White).

v., edged, edg·ing, edg·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To give an edge to (a blade); sharpen.
   2. To tilt (a ski or both skis) in such a way that an edge or both edges bite into the snow.
2. 1. To put a border or edge on: edged the quilt with embroidery.
   2. To act as or be an edge of: bushes that edged the garden path.
3. To advance or push slightly or gradually: The dog edged the ball with its nose.
4. To trim or shape the edge of: edge a lawn.
5. To surpass or beat by a small margin. Often used with out: The runner edged her opponent out at the last moment.

v.intr.
To move gradually or hesitantly: The child edged toward the door.

idioms:

on edge

1. Highly tense or nervous; irritable.

on the edge

1. In a precarious position.
2. In a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk: "the excitement of combat, of living on the edge" (Nelson DeMille).

[Middle English egge, from Old English ecg.]

edgeless edge'less adj.

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noun

1. The cutting part of a sharp instrument: blade. See sharp/dull.
2. A cutting quality: bite, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness, sting. See sharp/dull.
3. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary: border, borderline, brim, brink, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge. Chiefly Military perimeter. See edge/center.
4. The periphery of a city or town: environs, fringe, outskirt (often used in plural), skirt (used in plural), suburb (used in plural). See edge/center.
5. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur: borderline, brink, point, threshold, verge. See edge/center.
6. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better¹, bulge, draw, drop, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal inside track, jump. See over/under.

verb

1. To give a sharp edge to: acuminate, hone¹, sharpen, whet. See sharp/dull.
2. To put or form a border on: border, bound², fringe, margin, rim, skirt, verge. See edge/center.
3. To advance carefully and gradually: ease, sidle. See careful/careless, move/halt.
4. To introduce gradually and slyly: foist, infiltrate, insinuate, wind², work, worm. See enter/exit.

Idioms beginning with edge:
edge in
edge out

See also cutting edge; get a word in edgewise; have the edge on; on edge; on the edge; over the edge; set one's teeth on edge; take the edge off; thin edge of the wedge.

n

Definition: advantage
Antonyms: block, disadvantage

n

Definition: border, outline
Antonyms: center, inside, interior, middle, surface

v

Definition: border, trim
Antonyms: center

v

Definition: defeat narrowly
Antonyms: lose, wallop

v

Definition: sharpen
Antonyms: blunt, dull, thicken

1. In network analysis, another term for the link between two nodes.

2. In behavioural urban geography, the edge is an informal boundary imagined by an individual or group separating one clearly identifiable district from another. The definition of such boundaries is frequently problematic.

noun
noun, US

The condition of being drunk. (1920 —) .
E. Hemingway 'How do you feel?'...'Swell. I've just got a good edge on' (1925).

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For a list of words related to edge, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - edge: border; part farthest from middle
• Directions - edge: advance gradually; move sideways
• Strategy and Tactics - edge: advantage over an adversary
• Fixed Positions and Points - edge: line at which area begins or ends; border

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kant, rand, æg, skær, afsats, højderyg, skarpsindighed, energi
v. tr. - rykke, kante, lave bort på, kantrette, skærpe, snitte
v. intr. - rykke, snige sig hen imod

idioms:

• decorative edge    dekorativ kant
• edge board    kort, trykt kredsløb
• edge card    kort
• edge connector    skinne til forbindelse af trykte kredsløb
• edge out    udmanøvrere
• have the edge    være lidt foran
• on edge    irritabel, ophidset
• ornamental edge    pyntekant
• take the edge off    tage brodden af

Nederlands (Dutch)
omranden, verdringen, kant, voordeel, rand, snijkant, kracht, rand-

Français (French)
n. - tranchant, fil, (fig) en pelote, en boule, bord, rive, rivage, lisière, orée, côté (d'une route), abords (d'une ville), tranche (d'une pièce de monnaie), marge, arête (cubique), pourtour, arête (ski), carre (bande de métal)
v. tr. - border de, aiguiser, affiler, affûter
v. intr. - se glisser, se faufiler

idioms:

• decorative edge    bordure décorative, détail qui change tout
• edge board    (Comput) carte de circuit imprimé
• edge card    (Comput) carte de circuit imprimé
• edge connector    connecteur de bord
• edge out    se dégager petit à petit, sortir petit à petit, déloger (qn)
• have the edge    avoir l'avantage
• on edge    énervé, à cran, à vif, en pelote, en boule (nerfs)
• on the edge    au bord du (désastre)
• ornamental edge    bordure ornementale
• take the edge off    émousser (une sensation, un couteau), calmer (l'appétit)

Deutsch (German)
v. - einfassen, (sich) schieben
n. - Kante, Rand, Grenze, Schneide, Schärfe

idioms:

• decorative edge    Randverzierung
• edge board    Rand-Leiterplatte
• edge card    Randkarte, Rand-Leiterplatte
• edge connector    Steckerleiste für gedruckte Schaltungen
• edge out    sich davonschleichen
• have the edge    überlegen sein
• on edge    nervös
• on the edge    (fig.) am Rande einer Sache
• ornamental edge    Randverzierung
• take the edge off    stumpf machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακονίζω, τροχίζω, πλαισιώνω/-ομαι, ρελιάζω, στριφώνω, κινούμαι ή προχωρώ αργά, εξωθώ, παροτρύνω
n. - ακμή, κόψη, αιχμή, ούγια, όχθη, άκρη, παρυφή, χείλος (γκρεμού κ.λπ.), υπεροχή, πλεονέκτημα, ατού, (μτφ.) αιχμηρότητα

idioms:

• decorative edge    διακοσμητικό ρέλι/περίζωμα
• edge board    (Η/Υ) πλευρική πλακέτα
• edge card    (Η/Υ) πλευρική κάρτα
• edge connector    (Η/Υ) συνδετής πλευράς, πλευρικός συνδετής
• edge out    εκτοπίζω, παραγκωνίζω
• have the edge    πλεονεκτώ
• on edge    (καθομ.) σε αναμμένα κάρβουνα, στα καρφιά, αγχωμένος
• ornamental edge    διακοσμητικό ρέλι/περίζωμα
• take the edge off    αμβλύνω, στομώνω

Italiano (Italian)
orlare, lato, bordo, filo, periferico

idioms:

• decorative edge    siepe
• edge out    sgusciare via
• have the edge    avere il vantaggio
• on edge    a fior di pelle, nervoso
• ornamental edge    siepe
• take the edge off    smussare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afiar, guarnecer, provocar
n. - borda, corte, espada, margem

idioms:

• decorative edge    borda decorativa
• edge out    vencer alguém por pequena margem, forçar para fora
• have the edge    levar ligeira vantagem
• on edge    nervoso, impaciente
• ornamental edge    borda (f) ornamental
• take the edge off    enfraquecer (apetite, argumento), suavizar

Русский (Russian)
лезвие, острие, передний край

idioms:

• decorative edge    декоративная кайма
• edge out    вытеснить
• have the edge    иметь преимущество
• on edge    быть раздраженным
• ornamental edge    орнаментальная кайма
• take the edge off    притуплять, портить (аппетит)

Español (Spanish)
n. - lado, borde, arista, filo, corte
v. tr. - orlar, ribetear, poner un borde
v. intr. - introducir, introducirse

idioms:

• decorative edge    cenefa, orla
• edge board    (informática) tarjeta con circuitos impresos que encaja en un conector
• edge card    (informática) tarjeta con circuitos impresos que encajan en un conector
• edge connector    la línea de conectores metálicos en el borde de un circuito
• edge out    eliminar poco a poco, marginar
• have the edge    llevar ventaja
• on edge    tener los nervios de punta
• on the edge    estar de canto, tener los nervios de punta
• ornamental edge    cenefa, orla
• take the edge off    acallar, quitarle fuerza a, calmar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slipa, vässa
n. - vass kant, egg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
边缘, 刀刃, 尖锐, 使锋利, 镶边, 挤进, 缓缓移动, 侧着移动

idioms:

• decorative edge    花边
• edge board    边缘板
• edge card    边缘卡
• edge connector    卡缘连接器
• edge out    徐徐走出, 挤掉
• have the edge    胜过某人
• on edge    竖着, 紧张, 急切
• ornamental edge    花边
• take the edge off    使钝, 减弱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 邊緣, 刀刃, 尖銳
v. tr. - 使鋒利, 鑲邊, 擠進
v. intr. - 緩緩移動, 側著移動

idioms:

• decorative edge    花邊
• edge board    邊緣板
• edge card    邊緣卡
• edge connector    卡緣連接器
• edge out    徐徐走出, 擠掉
• have the edge    勝過某人
• on edge    豎著, 緊張, 急切
• ornamental edge    花邊
• take the edge off    使鈍, 減弱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가장자리, 칼날, 강점, 위기
v. tr. - 날을 세우다, ~에 가장자리를 붙이다
v. intr. - 비스듬히 나아가다

idioms:

• edge out    조금씩 나아가다, 간신히 이기다
• have the edge    남보다 뛰어나다
• take the edge off    날을 무디게 하다, 꺾다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縁, 端, 際, 刃, 鋭さ, エッジ
v. - 縁を付ける, 刃を付ける, じりじり動かす, 鋭くする, 横向きに進める, 辛勝する, じりじり進む

idioms:

• decorative edge    装飾用ナイフ
• edge out    じりじりと出る, 僅差で勝つ
• have the edge    ややまさる
• on edge    いらいらして, 不安で
• ornamental edge    装飾刃
• take the edge off    刃をなまらせる, 鈍らせる, くじく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجعل للشيء حدا أو حافه (الاسم) حد, حافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קצה, חוד, להב, חורפה, שיפה, שפה, התלהבות‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין שוליים, חידד, הוביל לאט‬
v. intr. - ‮התקדם לאט‬

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