edge

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The outer line or border where something ends.

   She sat on the edge of the bed.

2. 2
   noun

   The thin, sharp cutting side of a blade or tool.

   Be careful, the edge of this knife is very sharp.

3. 3
   noun

   A small advantage over a competitor.

   Their new design gave the company an edge over its rivals.

4. 4
   verb

   To move slowly and carefully, little by little.

   He edged towards the door, trying not to wake anyone.

5. 5
   verb

   To put a border or edge along the side of something.

   She edged the tablecloth with lace.

Common collocations

• edge enhancement Noun + noun

From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

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