Other Definitions edge (enc)
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Edge| Noun | 1. | edge - the boundary of a surfacebrink - the edge of a steep place limb - (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet | | | 2. | edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"bevel, chamfer, cant - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees bezel - a sloping edge on a cutting tool curb, curbing, kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) deckle, deckle edge - rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper milling - corrugated edge of a coin razor edge - an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" | | | 3. | edge - a line determining the limits of an arealine - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object upper bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set lower bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set thalweg - the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states | | | 4. | edge - the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" | | | 5. | edge - a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition" | | | 6. | edge - a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"border - a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" selvage, selvedge - the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray berm, shoulder - narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material roadside, wayside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" | | | Verb | 1. | edge - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" | | | 2. | edge - provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" | | | 3. | edge - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" | | | 4. | edge - provide with an edge; "edge a blade"sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" | |
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