EDGE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch egge and German Ecke, also to Old Norse eggja (see egg), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin acies ‘edge’ and Greek akis ‘point’

the outside limit of an object, area, or surface

outside limit

• a willow tree at the water's edge
• she perched on the edge of a desk

the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon

sharpened side of blade

• a knife with a razor-sharp edge

a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals

quality which gives superiority over rivals

• his cars have the edge over his rivals'

provide with a border or edge

provide with border or edge

• the pool is edged with paving

move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction

move or cause to move gradually or furtively in particular direction

• she tried to edge away from him
• Hazel quietly edged him away from the others

give an intense or sharp quality to

give intense or sharp quality to

• desperation edged her voice

strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat

strike ball with edge of bat

• he edged a ball into his pad
• Haynes edged to slip

ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis

ski with weight on edges of skis

• you will be edging early, controlling a parallel turn