See Also: edge-to-edge bite(medicine)
edge-to-edge occlusion(medicine)
Edge(medicine)
Edge(casino)
edge(1)(dictionary)
edge(2)(dictionary)
feather-edge(dictionary)
cutting edge(medicine)
feather-edge(medicine)
incisal edge(medicine)

edge(2) (iou)



edge verb. ME.
[from the noun: see also EGG verb1.]
verb trans. Give an edge, impart sharpness, to (a weapon, tool, etc.). ME.
Pope Thy sure divinity shall..edge thy sword to reap the glorious field.
b. fig. Give keenness or incisive force to (appetite, wit, endeavour, etc.). L16.
G. Brimley The piercing cold of the night-wind edged with sea-salt.
c. Urge on, incite, encourage. Now only with on. Cf. EGG verb1. L16.
verb trans. Set (the teeth) on edge. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
verb trans. Provide with or with an edging; form a border to. M16.
J. Steinbeck The concrete highway was edged with a mat of tangled, broken, dry grass. O. Manning The single rusted rail that edged the quay.
b. Enclose, surround; go round the edge of. M17.
Pope A bay there lies, Edg'd round with cliffs. A. Tyler She edged puddles..and hopped across flowing gutters.
verb intrans. Move edgeways; advance, esp. gradually and obliquely. Orig. chiefly Nautical. E17.
F. Marryat The..admiral edged away with his squadron. M. Amis I stayed where I was while Rachel edged forward with the queue.
b. verb trans. Insinuate into a place; push by imperceptible degrees (away, in, off, out, etc.); make (one's way) thus. L17.
S. Centlivre A Son of One and Twenty, who wants..to edge himself into the Estate! W. Irving Every one edging his chair a little nearer. S. O'Faolain I..edged my bicycle through the creaking gate.
verb trans. Cricket. Deflect (the ball) with the edge of the bat. E20.
Times Fortunate..to edge Wilson only just wide of..gully.
Defeat by a small margin. N. Amer. M20.
Globe & Mail (Toronto) The Jays edged the Royals 6-5.
edged adjective (a) having a cutting edge; (b) having an edge or border (of a specified kind): ME.
edger noun (a) a person whose job is to make or otherwise work on the edge of an article; (b) a tool for making or trimming an edge: L16.
edging noun (a) the action of the verb (
edging-shears: for trimming the edges of a lawn); (b) something forming an edge; a border, fringe, etc., sewn on the edge of a garment, curtain, etc.; a border surrounding a flower-bed: LME.