edge
/ɛd͡ʒ/ verb C1- To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction. · He edged the book across the table.· The muggers edged her into an alley and demanded money.
- To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction. · He edged away from her.
- To win by a small margin.
- To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
He/she/it edges · Past edged · Past participle edged · -ing form edging
Verb forms
- Base form
- edge
- He/she/it
- edges
- Past
- edged
- Past participle
- edged
- -ing form
- edging
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The four travelers walked with ease through the trees until they came to the farther edge of the wood.
Holmes walked to the edge of the moat and looked across.
With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it.”
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