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edge  (j)

n.

1.

a. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.

b. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.

c. A penetrating, incisive quality: "His simplicity sets off the satire, and gives it a finer edge" William Hazlitt.

d. 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.

a. The line of intersection of two surfaces: the edge of a brick; the table's rounded edges.

b. A rim or brink: the edge of a cliff.

c. The point at which something is likely to begin: on the edge of war.

4.

a. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity: lifted the carpet's edge.

b. 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.

a. To give an edge to (a blade); sharpen.

b. To tilt (a ski or both skis) in such a way that an edge or both edges bite into the snow.

2.

a. To put a border or edge on: edged the quilt with embroidery.

b. 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.

v.intr.

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

Phrasal Verb:

edge out

To surpass or beat by a small margin: The runner edged her opponent out at the last moment.

Idioms:

on edge

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.

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[Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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edgeless adj.

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edge

Noun

1. a border or line where something ends or begins: the edge of the city

2. a line along which two faces or surfaces of a solid meet

3. the sharp cutting side of a blade

4. keenness, sharpness, or urgency: there was a nervous edge to his voice

5. have the edge on to have a slight advantage over

6. on edge nervous and irritable

7. set someone's teeth on edge to make someone acutely irritated

Verb

[edging, edged]

1. to make, form, or be an edge or border for: a pillow edged with lace

2. to move very gradually in a particular direction: I edged through to the front of the crowd [Old English ecg]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	edge - the boundary of a surface             border boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something brink - 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 line determining the limits of an area bound, boundary line - 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 margin, perimeter, border - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary fringe, outer boundary, periphery - the outside boundary or surface of something brink, verge, threshold - a region marking a boundary 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
	3.	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 brim, lip, rim - the top edge of a vessel or other container 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 featheredge - a thin tapering edge groin - a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults knife edge, cutting edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife leading edge - forward edge of an airfoil 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" trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil
	4.	edge - the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it" sharpness urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
	5.	edge - a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition" favorable position, favourable position, superiority - the quality of being at a competitive advantage
	6.	edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" border - a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" hem - the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket" luff - (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast moulding, molding, border - a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge selvage, selvedge - the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" roadside, wayside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" demarcation, demarcation line, limit - the boundary of a specific area
Verb	1.	edge - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" inch advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" edge in, edge up - push one's way into (a space)
	2.	edge - provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" border furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	3.	edge - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, border, march 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" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
	4.	edge - provide with an edge; "edge a blade" sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

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edge

noun 1. border, side, line, limit, bound, lip, margin, outline, boundary, fringe, verge, brink, threshold, rim, brim, perimeter, contour, periphery, flange

noun 2. verge, point, brink, threshold

noun 3. advantage, lead, dominance, superiority, upper hand, head start, ascendancy, whip hand

noun 4. power, interest, force, bite, effectiveness, animation, zest, incisiveness, powerful quality

noun 5. sharpness, point, sting, urgency, bitterness, keenness, pungency, acuteness

verb 6. inch, ease, creep, worm, slink, steal, sidle, work, move slowly

verb 7. border, shape, bind, trim, fringe, rim, hem, pipe >> on edge tense, excited, wired (slang) nervous, eager, impatient, irritable, apprehensive, edgy, uptight (informal) ill at ease, twitchy (informal) tetchy, on tenterhooks, keyed up, antsy (informal) adrenalized

Translations

edge [ɛdʒ] n [of knife etc] → filo; [of object] → borde m [of lake etc] → orilla

vt (SEWING) → ribetear

vi to edge past → pasar con dificultad;

on edge (fig) = edgy;

to edge away from → alejarse poco a poco de;

to edge forward → avanzar poco a poco;

to edge up → subir lentamente

edge [ɛdʒ] n → bord m [of knife etc]; tranchant m, fil m

vt → border

vi to edge forward → avancer petit à petit;

to edge away from → s'éloigner furtivement de;

on edge (fig) → crispé(e) → tendu(e);

to have the edge on (fig) → l'emporter (de justesse) sur, être légèrement meilleur que

edge [ɛdʒ] n → Rand m;

(of table, chair) → Kante f;

(of lake) → Ufer nt;

(of knife etc) → Schneide f

vt → einfassen

vi to edge forward → sich nach vorne schieben;

on edge (fig) = edgy;

to have the edge on → überlegen sein +dat;

to edge away from → sich allmählich entfernen von;

to edge past → sich vorbeischieben, sich vorbeidrücken

edge [ɛdʒ] n → margine m [of table, plate, cup] → orlo; [of knife etc] → taglio

vt → bordare

vi to edge away from → sgattaiolare da;

to edge past → passar rasente;

to edge forward → avanzare a poco a poco;

on edge (fig) = edgy;

to have the edge on → essere in vantaggio su

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edge

n edge [edʒ]

1 the part farthest from the middle of something; a border Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table – it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge. rand حافَّه، حَد ръб okraj; břeh kant der Rand άκρη borde serv لبه؛ کناره reuna, laita bord קָצֶה, שָׂפָה किनारा rub szél, szegély tepi barmur, rönd, brún margine, bordo, sponda 端 가장자리 kraštas mala bucu rand (ut)kant, rand brzeg beira margine край; кромка okraj; breh rob ivica kant, rand, bryn ขอบ kenar, kıyı 邊緣 край کنارا bờ; cạnh 边缘

2 the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon the edge of the sword. skerp kant حَرْف السَّيف أو السِّكّين острие ostří æg; skær die Schneide κόψη filo lõikeserv تیغه؛ پره terä tranchant הָצַד הַחַד שֶל הַלַהַב धार oštrica él mata pisau dll egg; bit filo 刃 (날붙이의) 날 ašmenys asmens mata snijkant egg, odd, bitt ostrze gume tăiş лезвие ostrie rezilo oštrica egg ส่วนที่มีคม ağız 刀口 вістря, лезо کسی اوزار کا کاٹنے والا سرا lưỡi 刀口

3 keenness; sharpness The chocolate took the edge off his hunger. skerpte حِدَّه връх ostrost, intenzita det værste; brod die Schärfe ένταση, δριμύτητα agudeza, intensidad teravus شدت؛ تب و تاب terä, terävyys calmer חוֹד उत्सुकता oštrina élesség ketajaman snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur calmare 強烈さ (욕망 등의) 날카로움 aštrumas asums kebuluran scherpte brodd; skarphet ostrość intensidade a astâmpăra острота prudkosť ostrina ivica udd, häftighet คม keskinlik 強烈，鋒利 гострість ولولہ ، تیزی làm cho mất 强烈，锋利

v

1 to form a border to a handkerchief edged with lace. rand مُحاطٌ بحافَّةٍ من обграден obroubit, lemovat kante umsäumen πλαισιώνω ribetear, bordear ääristama لبه دار کردن؛ حاشیه دار کردن reunustaa border לִיצוֹר שָׂפָה किनारा लगाना obrubiti szegélyez bertepi brydda; afmarka orlare 縁どる 가장자리를 달다, ...의 테두리를 치다 apvedžioti, apsiūti apmalot pada tepi omranden kante oblamować guarnecer a garnisi cu o bordură окаймлять obrúbiť obrobiti obrubiti kanta สร้างขอบ kenarını çevirmek/geçirmek 鎖邊 оторочувати حاشیہ یا کنارہ بنانا viền; làm gờ cho 锁边

2 to move or push little by little He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd. stadig beweeg يُحَرِّكُ، يُقَرِّبُ придвижвам се малко по малко přisouvat; protlačit se bevæge langsomt; kante schieben σπρώχνω, προχωρώ σιγά σιγά moverse con cautela, poco a poco moverse nihkuma, nihutama با دقت و آهستگی حرکت دادن hivuttaa, hivuttautua (faire) petit à petit avancer הְתִקָדֶם לְאָט धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ना pomicati, gurati közelebb húz beringsut mjaka avvicinarsi lentamente じりじり進む 천천히 나아가다 pa(si)stumti, stumti(s) virzīt; virzīties; stumt perlahan-lahan schuiven rykke, lirke, skyve forsiktig (przy)suwać po trochu avançar a împinge (încet); a (se) strecura медленно продвигать(ся) prisunúť; pretlačiť sa utirati (si) probijati se maka (flytta) [], tränga sig เคลื่อนที่อย่างช้า ๆ usul usul ilerlemek, yanaşmak 徐緩地移動 непомітно підсовувати; просуватися آہستہ آہستہ بتدریج بڑھنا dịch dần vào 徐缓地移动

n ˈedging

a border or fringe round a garment gold edging. omboorsel, randversiersel حاشِيَه، هُدْب ивица lem, okraj kant; -kant; bort der Rand μπορντούρα borde, ribete ääris حاشیه؛ لبه reunus bordure קִישוּט שָׂפָה धार घर्षण obrub szegély(ezés) tepi brydding orlo, frangia 縁どり 테두름, 가장자리 장식 apvadas, kraštelis apmale kelim rand kant(ing), kantebånd, bord, rand lamówka debrum bordură кайма lem, okraj, obruba obroba obrub kant, kantning, bård ขอบ kenar şeridi 邊緣，緣飾 кайма کسی پوشاک کا کنارا viền; gờ 边缘，缘饰

adj ˈedgy

irritable That actress is always edgy before a performance. byterig, krities عَصَبي، مُتَوَتِّر нервен nervózní irritabel reizbar νευρικός, ευερέθιστος nervioso närviline عصبی؛ بدخلق ärtyisä énervé מְרוּגָז उत्तेजित, चिड़चिड़ा nervozan, razdražljiv ideges kesal uppstökkur irritabile いらいらした 짜증나는, 끝이 뾰족한 irzlus, suirzęs satraukts; nervozs; aizkaitināts gelisah nerveus irritabel, nervøs drażliwy, rozdrażniony irritável iritabil раздражительный nervózny razdražljiv nervozan irriterad, nervös กระสับกระส่าย sinirli, gergin 急燥的，不安的 нервовий; роздратований اعصابی cáu kỉnh 急燥的，不安的

adv ˈedgily

senuweeagtig بِتَوَتُّر нервно nervózně irritabelt reizbar νευρικά con nerviosismo närviliselt با بدخلقی ärtyisästi d'un air agacé בְּעַצבָּנוּת धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ते हुए razdražljivo idegesen dengan kesal ergilega con irritazione いらいらして 짜증나게 irzliai satraukti; nervozi dengan gelisah nerveus irritabelt drażliwie irritavelmente iritat раздражительно nervózne razdražljivo nervozno irriterat อย่างกระสับกระส่าย sinirli bir şekilde 急躁地 неспокійно; нетерпляче غصہ سے một cách cáu kỉnh 急躁地

n ˈedginess

senuweeagtigheid تَوَتُّر нервност podrážděnost irritation die Reizbarkeit νευρικότητα nerviosismo ärrituvus بدخلقی؛ دلخوری ärtyisyys énervement עַצבָּנוּת चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivost idegesség kekesalan það að vera uppstökkur/{{DP}}argur irritazione いらいら 짜증, 끝이 날카로움 irzlumas satraukums; aizkaitinājums kegelisahan nervositeit irritabilitet drażliwość irritação iritare раздражительность nervóznosť razdražljivost nervoza irritation, nervositet ความกระสับกระส่าย sinirlilik, keskinlik 急躁 неспокій غصے کی حالت sự cáu kỉnh 急躁

have the edge on/over

to have an advantage over he had the edge over his opponent. die oorhand hê لهُ الأفْضَلِيَّه على имам надмощие над mít výhodu fordel; forspring im Vorteil sein gegenüber υπερτερώ llevar ventaja a alguien eelisolukorras olema بر کسی یا چیزی برتری داشتن olla etulyöntiasemassa l'emporter (de justesse) sur הָיָה לוֹ יִתרוֹן बढ़त होना imati prednost előnyben van vkivel szemben kelebihan hafa/standa betur en essere in vantaggio su ～にまさる 우세하다 turėti pranašumą būt pārākam par kādu kelebihan een voorsprong hebben op ha et forsprang på/en fordel framfor mieć przewagę ter vantagem sobre a avea avantaj (faţă de) иметь преимущество перед mať výhodu imeti (neznatno) prednost biti u prednosti ha övertaget över, ha en fördel framför ได้รับประโยชน์ ...-den üstün/avantajlı olmak 勝過，優於 мати перевагу قدرے فائق có lợi thế 胜过，优于

on edge

uneasy; nervous She was on edge when waiting for her exam results. senuweeagtig مُتَوَتِّر الأعْصاب на ръба nervózní spændt am Rande νευρικός, ανήσυχος estar nervioso, de punta tener los nervios nagu tulistel sütel عصبی؛ رنجیده kuin tulisilla hiilillä énervé מְרוּגָז परेशान होना, हताश होना napet ideges gelisah taugaóstyrkur nervoso いらいらして 조바심나는 nerimastingas satraukts; uzbudināts tidak tenteram gespannen urolig, nervøs niespokojny nervoso ca pe ghimpi в нервном состоянии nervózny živčen nervozan på helspänn กังวล; กลุ้ม sinirli, gergin 緊張不安 тривожний بے چین dễ cáu 紧张不安