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- Dictionaryedge/ɛdʒ/
noun
- 1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface: "a willow tree at the water's edge" Similar Opposite
- 2. the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon: "a knife with a razor-sharp edge"
verb
- 1. provide with a border or edge: "the pool is edged with paving" Similar
- 2. move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction: "she tried to edge away from him" Similar
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EDGE definition: 1. the outer or furthest point of something: 2. the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part…. Learn more.
1. a. : the cutting side of a blade. a razor's edge. b. : the sharpness of a blade. a knife with no edge. c (1) : force, effectiveness. blunted the edge of the legislation. (2) : vigor or energy especially of body. maintains his hard edge. d (1) : incisive or penetrating quality. writing with a satirical edge. (2)
What is a basic definition of edge? The word edge most commonly refers to the sharp or angled side of an object or the place where something stops and something else starts—a border or margin. Edge is also used as a verb meaning to move sideways.
An edge is the boundary line of a surface or plane: the edge of a table. border is the boundary of a surface or the strip adjacent to it, inside or out: a border of lace. margin is a limited strip, generally unoccupied, at the extremity of an area: the margin of a page.
1. a. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument. b. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade. c. A penetrating, incisive quality: "His simplicity sets off the satire, and gives it a finer edge" (William Hazlitt). d. A slight but noticeable sharpness, harshness, or discomforting quality: His voice had an edge to it. e.
Definition of edge noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. edge. noun. /edʒ/ Idioms. [countable] the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area; the part furthest from the centre. I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself. the first spacecraft to travel to the edge of the solar system.
Edge definition: a line or border at which a surface terminates. See examples of EDGE used in a sentence.
EDGE definition: 1. the part around something that is furthest from the centre: 2. the part of a blade of a knife…. Learn more.
The place where something begins or ends is called the edge. If you get too close to a cliff’s edge, you might fall off it. Going to the water's edge is not so dangerous.
