edge

1. 1

   The boundary line of a surface.

2. 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. 3

   An advantage.

   • I have the edge on him.
4. 4

   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.alsofiguratively

   • Speaking with a metallic edge to her voice.
   • There was an unmistakable edge to her remarks.
5. 5

   A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

   • The cup is right on the edge of the table.
   • He is standing on the edge of a precipice.
6. 6

   Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

   • After the timeout there was a new edge to the team's play.
7. 7

   The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

   • in the edge of evening
   • supposing that the new general, unacquainted with his army, and on the edge of winter, would not hastily oppose them.
8. 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. 9

   A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

10. 10

    A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.

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1. 1

   To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.transitive

   • He edged the book across the table.
   • The muggers edged her into an alley and demanded money.
2. 2

   To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.intransitive

   • He edged away from her.
3. 3

   To win by a small margin.

4. 4

   To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.transitive

5. 5

   To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.transitive

6. 6

   To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.transitive

   • 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 s
7. 7

   To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.transitive

   • To edge her champion sword
8. 8

   To form a border to; to enclose, to border.transitive

   • 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.
9. 9

   To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.figuratively

   • By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged.
10. 10

    To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.intransitiveslangtransitive

    • Near-synonym: goon
    • Jimmy has been edging for 6 hours straight; is his dick okay?