Meanings
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1
noun
The outer line or border where something ends.
She sat on the edge of the bed.
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2
noun
The thin, sharp cutting side of a blade or tool.
Be careful, the edge of this knife is very sharp.
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3
noun
A small advantage over a competitor.
Their new design gave the company an edge over its rivals.
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4
verb
To move slowly and carefully, little by little.
He edged towards the door, trying not to wake anyone.
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5
verb
To put a border or edge along the side of something.
She edged the tablecloth with lace.
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Etymology
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”)).