edge

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”)).

noun

1. The boundary line of a surface.
2. (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
3. An advantage.
   I have the edge on him.
   It’s no secret that the United States may be losing its edge in civilian aviation. Nowhere is this more apparent than with small unmanned aircraft, those tiny flying robots that promise to transform agriculture, forestry, pipeline monitoring, filmmaking, and more. 2013 December, Paul Voss, “Small Drones Deserve Sensible Regulation”, in IEEE Spectrum
   Thitinan said Yingluck's decision to skip the verdict hearing will have "emboldened" the military government. "They would not have wanted to put her in jail, in this scenario, (but her not showing up today) puts her on the back foot and gives them an edge." 2017 August 25, Euan McKirdy et al, "Arrest warrant to be issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra", in edition.cnn.com, CNN
4. (also figurative) 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.
   And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges: 1833, Adam Clarke (editor), Revelations, II, 12, The New Testament, page 929
5. A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
   The cup is right on the edge of the table.
   He is standing on the edge of a precipice.
6. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
   Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices. a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, “Sermon X: The Faith and Patience of the Saints, Part 2”, in The Whole Sermons of Jeremy Taylor, published 1841, page 69
7. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
   in the edge of evening
   supposing that the new general, unacquainted with his army, and on the edge of winter, would not hastily oppose them. 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, The Prose Works of John Milton, published 1853, Volume V, page 203
8. (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
   2004 March 29, R. Bharat Rao Short report: Ind-Pak T1D2 Session 1 in rec.sports.cricket, Usenet Finally another edge for 4, this time dropped by the keeper
9. (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
10. A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
11. (computing, often attributive) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
    Remember that edge computing refers to data that is processed on edge devices before the result goes to its destination, which could be on a public or private cloud. 2022, Sergio Mendez, Edge Computing Systems with Kubernetes, Packt Publishing Ltd, page 5

verb

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
   He edged away from her.
   Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish. April 11, 2011, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport
3. (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
4. (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
5. (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
6. (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
   2005, Paige Gilchrist, The Big Book of Backyard Projects: Walls, Fences, Paths, Patios, Benches, Chairs & More, Section 2: Paths and Walkways, page 181, If you're edging with stone, brick, or another material in a lawn area, set the upper surfaces of the edging just at or not more than ½ inch above ground level so it won't be an obstacle to lawn mowers.
7. To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
8. (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
9. (intransitive, slang) To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
   “I think of it as mine, but, yes, it's his cock I've been edging with. Do you edge?” 2011, Nicholson Baker, House of Holes, page 181
   His mouth was open and he was still jerking his dick. Justin knew he must have been edging by then. 2012, Ryan Field, Field of Dreams: The Very Best Stories of Ryan Field, page 44
   “I'm going to edge you all night long. That should take the sass out of you.” 2016, Jenna Jacob, Lured By My Master: (The Doms of Genesis, Book 6)