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Noun edge has 6 senses
  1. edge, border - the boundary of a surface
    --1 is a kind of boundary, bound, bounds
    --1 has particulars: brink; limb
    Derived form: verb edge2
  2. edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
    --2 is a kind of     side
    --2 has particulars:
     bevel, cant, chamfer; bezel; brim, rim, lip; curb, curbing, kerb; deckle edge, deckle; featheredge; knife edge, cutting edge; leading edge; milling; razor edge; trailing edge
    Derived forms: verb edge4, verb edge2
  3. boundary, edge, bound - a line determining the limits of an area
    --3 is a kind of line
    --3 has particulars:
     rim; margin, border, perimeter; periphery, fringe, outer boundary; brink, threshold, verge; upper bound; lower bound; thalweg
    Derived form: verb edge3
  4. edge, sharpness - the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
    --4 is a kind of urgency
  5. edge - a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
    --5 is a kind of     superiority, favorable position, favourable position
  6. edge, margin - a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"
    --6 is a kind of strip, slip
    --6 has particulars:
     border; molding, moulding, border; selvage, selvedge; shoulder, berm; wayside, roadside
,Verb edge has 4 senses
  1. edge, inch - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
    --1 is one way to advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. border, edge - provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
    --2 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
    Derived forms: noun edge2, noun edge1, noun edger1, noun edger2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
    --3 is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
    Derived forms: noun edge3, noun edging1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. edge - provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
    --4 is one way to     sharpen
    Derived form: noun edge2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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