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edge definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb edge 1 of 4 senses of edge Sense 3 border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on => neighbor, neighbour Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb edge 1 of 4 senses of edge Sense 3 border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on => neighbor, neighbour Entailment of verb edge Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb edge 4 senses of edge Sense 1 edge, inch => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on Also See-> edge in#1 Sense 2 border, edge => supply, provide, render, furnish Sense 3 border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on => touch, adjoin, meet contact Sense 4 edge => sharpen Familiarity of verb edge edge used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb edge Sense 1 edge, inch => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on -------------- Sense 2 border, edge => supply, provide, render, furnish -------------- Sense 3 border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on => touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Sense 4 edge => sharpen -------------- Grep of noun edge background knowledge book of knowledge branch of knowledge broom sedge carnal knowledge common knowledge cutting edge cypress sedge deckle edge dredge edge edge tool edger featheredge foreknowledge general knowledge hedge jack-by-the-hedge knife-edge knife edge knowledge leading edge ledge metaknowledge nut sedge nutsedge old sledge pitching wedge pledge privet hedge public knowledge razor edge royal society of london for improving natual knowledge sand sedge sand wedge scientific knowledge sedge self-knowledge selvedge sledge straightedge thirst for knowledge traditional knowledge trailing edge tree of knowledge umbrella sedge unlawful carnal knowledge wedge Overview of noun edge The noun edge has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (28) edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface) 2. (6) edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box") 3. (5) boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area) 4. (2) edge, sharpness -- (the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it") 5. (2) edge -- (a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition") 6. (1) edge, margin -- (a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page") Overview of verb edge The verb edge has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) edge, inch -- (advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car") 2. border, edge -- (provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery") 3. border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on -- (lie adjacent to another; "Canada adjoins the U.S.") 4. edge -- (provide with an edge; "edge a blade") Overview of adj edge The adj edge has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. edge, fringe, fringy, marginal -- (at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach") Antonyms of adj edge 1 sense of edge Sense 1 edge(postnominal), fringe(postnominal), fringy, marginal INDIRECT (VIA peripheral) -> central Similarity of adj edge 1 sense of edge Sense 1 edge(postnominal), fringe(postnominal), fringy, marginal => peripheral (vs. central) Attributes of adj edge Familiarity of adj edge edge used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj edge edge edged edgeless Overview of noun edge The noun edge has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (28) edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface) 2. (6) edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box") 3. (5) boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area) 4. (2) edge, sharpness -- (the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it") 5. (2) edge -- (a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition") 6. (1) edge, margin -- (a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page") Overview of verb edge The verb edge has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) edge, inch -- (advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car") 2. border, edge -- (provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery") 3. border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on -- (lie adjacent to another; "Canada adjoins the U.S.") 4. edge -- (provide with an edge; "edge a blade") Overview of adj edge The adj edge has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. edge, fringe, fringy, marginal -- (at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach")
edge definition
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