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edged

/ɛdʒd/

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verb

To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Examples :

"He edged the book across the table."

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verb

To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Examples :

"He edged away from her."

direction action

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verb

(usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.

Examples :

"My sister just edged me in the race to the kitchen for the last cookie. "

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verb

To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

Examples :

"The batter edged the ball, and it flew gently to the wicket-keeper. "

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verb

To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

Examples :

"He carefully edged the lawn along the sidewalk to give it a neat, clean look. "

property agriculture machine plant environment action

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verb

To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

Examples :

"She edged the tablecloth with lace to make it more elegant. "

material utility appearance technical

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verb

To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully edged the sword, making it razor sharp. "

weapon technical action

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verb

To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

Examples :

"His constant complaining edged her toward quitting her job. "

action attitude character mind emotion

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verb

To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

Examples :

"He edged for a few minutes before finally letting go. "

sex physiology body action

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adjective

That has a sharp planar surface.

Examples :

"The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes."

technical material appearance

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adjective

Followed by with: Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

Examples :

"a coat edged with fur"

appearance style