edge
v.
sharpen; provide with an edge or border; advance gradually or furtively
n.
line at which a surface ends; line where two surfaces meet; thin sharp side of a blade; sharpness of a blade; excitement
adj.
at or constituting a place where two surfaces meet
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution)
advanced standard for wireless communication (next step up from GSM)
EDGE
Edge
Edge (or variations) may refer to:People
Adam Copeland, a Canadian wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name "Edge"
The Edge, an Irish musician and member of the rock band U2
Arabella Edge, a writer and novelist
Carey May Edge, an Irish former long-distance runner
Claude "Butch" Lee Edge (born 1956), an American professional baseball player
David Edge (born 1954), a British former long-distance runner
Geoffrey Edge (born 1943), a British politician
Graeme Edge (born 1941), an English musician
John T. Edge, an American food writer and commentator
Lewis Edge (born 1987), an English professional footballer
Selwyn Edge (1868-1940), an Australian businessman and racing car driver
Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956), an American politician
Edgerrin James, an American football player nicknamed "Edge"
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edge
Noun
1. the boundary of a surface
(synonym) border
(hypernym) boundary, bound, bounds
(hyponym) brink
(derivation) border
2. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
(hypernym) side
(hyponym) bevel, cant, chamfer
3. a line determining the limits of an area
(synonym) boundary, bound
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) rim
(derivation) border, adjoin, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
4. the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
(synonym) sharpness
(hypernym) urgency
5. a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
(hypernym) superiority, favorable position, favourable position
6. a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"
(synonym) margin
(hypernym) strip, slip
(hyponym) border
Verb
1. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
(synonym) inch
(hypernym) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(see-also) edge in, edge up
2. provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
(synonym) border
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
3. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
(synonym) border, adjoin, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) neighbor, neighbour
(derivation) boundary, bound
4. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
(hypernym) sharpen
Edge
(v. t.)
To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
(v. t.)
To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
(v. t.)
To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
(v. t.)
To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
(v. t.)
To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
(v. t.)
The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
(v. t.)
The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
(v. t.)
Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
(v. t.)
Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
(v. i.)
To sail close to the wind.
(v. i.)
To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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EDGE
Enhanced Data rate for GSM Environment (or Evolution)