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edge

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edge in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
    border  adjoin  edge  abut  march  butt  butt against  butt on 
  2. provide with a border or edge
    "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
    border  edge 
  3. provide with an edge
    "edge a blade"
    edge 
  4. advance slowly, as if by inches
    "He edged towards the car"
    edge  inch 
noun
  1. the boundary of a surface
    edge  border 
  2. a line determining the limits of an area
    boundary  edge  bound 
  3. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
    "he rounded the edges of the box"
    edge 
  4. 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"
    edge 
  5. a slight competitive advantage
    "he had an edge on the competition"
    edge 
  6. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
    "his voice had an edge to it"
    edge  sharpness 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University