edge

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object

   I rounded the edges of the box with the new design software.

2. 2
   noun

   a slight competitive advantage

   They had an edge on the competition.

3. 3
   noun

   the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

   My voice had an edge to it.

4. 4
   verb

   provide with an edge

   edge a blade

5. 5
   verb

   to advance slowly, as if by inches

   I edged towards the car.

6. 6
   verb

   provide with a border or edge

   edge the tablecloth with embroidery

7. 7
   noun

   An advantage.

   I have the edge on him.

8. 8
   noun

   The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

   No, 'tis slander; / Whose edge is sharper than the sword;

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”)).