Dictionary definitions and meanings of the word edge
This post talks about the dictionary definition and meanings of the English word edge. phonetic, phonetics, origin, meanings
Phonetic
ɛdʒ
Phonetics
Text pronounciation: undefined
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Origin of the word
Old English ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch egge and German Ecke, also to Old Norse eggja (see egg2), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin acies ‘edge’ and Greek akis ‘point’.
Meanings
Part Of speech
noun
Definition
the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
Example
a willow tree at the water's edge
Synonyms
border,boundary,extremity,fringe,margin,side,lip,rim,brim,brink,verge,perimeter,circumference,periphery,contour,outline,limit,limits,outer limit,bound,bounds,marge,bourn,skirt
Antonyms
middle
Definition
the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon.
Example
a knife with a razor-sharp edge
Definition
a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals.
Example
his cars have the edge over his rivals'
Synonyms
advantage,lead,head,head start,trump card,the whip hand,superiority,the upper hand,dominance,ascendancy,supremacy,primacy,precedence,power,mastery,control,sway,authority,the catbird seat,the box seat
Antonyms
disadvantage
Part Of speech
verb
Definition
provide with a border or edge.
Example
the pool is edged with paving
Synonyms
border,fringe,rim,verge,skirt,be alongside,surround,enclose,encircle,circle,encompass,bound,line,flank,trim,pipe,band,decorate,finish,bind,hem
Definition
move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction.
Example
she tried to edge away from him
Synonyms
creep,inch (one's way),worm (one's way),work (one's way),pick one's way,nose (one's way),ease (oneself),ease (one's way),advance slowly,advance stealthily,sidle,steal,slink
Definition
give an intense or sharp quality to.
Example
desperation edged her voice
Definition
strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat.
Example
he edged a ball into his pad
Definition
ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis.
Example
you will be edging early, controlling a parallel turn