- edge
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 place where sth endsADJECTIVE▪ top, upper▪
the top edge of the picture frame
▪ bottom, lower▪ inner, inside▪ outer, outermost, outside▪ front, rear▪ left, right▪the left edge of the image
▪ northern, southern, etc.▪ far, near, opposite▪She could see rocky cliffs on the opposite edge of the lake.
▪ bevelled/beveled, curved, raised, rounded, scalloped, smooth, straight▪the rounded edges of her collarbone
▪a mirror with a bevelled/beveled edge
▪ exposed▪ cut, frayed▪Flip the fabric over so the cut edge is now to your left.
▪My fingers played with the frayed edges of my jeans.
▪ very▪Erosion has left the house perched on the very edge of the cliff.
▪ cliff, forest, water's▪A row of boats was beached at the water's edge.
VERB + EDGE▪ reach▪We had reached the edge of the map and didn't know which way to go.
▪ skirt▪The road skirts the western edge of the forest.
▪ clutch, grab, grasp, grip▪I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself.
▪ catch▪My foot caught the edge of the table.
▪ border, line▪Trees lined the edges of the path.
▪ define, mark▪A trellis provided shade and defined the edges of the courtyard.
▪ form▪The building forms the northern edge of the courtyard.
▪ align▪ sand, seal, trimPREPOSITION▪ along the edge, around the edge, round the edge (esp. BrE)▪Smoke was making its way around the edges of the door.
▪ at the edge▪Soon we were at the edge of the woods.
▪ on the edge▪She sat on the edge of her bed.
▪ over the edge▪The car rolled over the edge of the cliff.
PHRASES▪ right on the edge▪They live right on the edge of town.
2 sharp side of sthADJECTIVE▪ razor-sharp, sharp▪ cutting▪ serrated▪a knife with a serrated edge
▪ jagged, ragged, rough▪ smooth▪ bluntVERB + EDGE▪ sharpen3 advantageADJECTIVE▪ competitive▪ slight▪ big (informal, esp. AmE), decided, decisive, definite▪ winning▪ extra▪Their training gave them an extra edge.
▪ technologicalVERB + EDGE▪ give sb/sth▪ gain, have, hold▪to gain a competitive edge over rival suppliers
▪ keep, maintain, retain▪Taiwan still retained a decisive edge in many industries.
▪ losePREPOSITION▪ edge over▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The intensive training she had done gave her the edge over the other runners.
verbADVERB▪ carefully, cautiously, nervously▪ slowly▪ backward, forward▪ ahead▪The Italian edged ahead to win the race.
PREPOSITION▪ ahead of▪He drew level and for a moment edged ahead of his rival.
▪ along▪He edged carefully along the narrow ledge.
▪ away from▪Heaton began to edge away from Jed and headed for the stairs.
▪ towards/toward▪We slowly edged our way towards/toward the exit.
PHRASES▪ edge your wayEdge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑way
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
