edge

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Noun

1. The [[boundary]] line of a [[surface]].
2. {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[one-dimensional]] [[face]] of a [[polytope]]. In particular, the joining line between two [[vertex|vertices]] of a [[polygon]]; the place where two [[face]]s of a [[polyhedron]] meet.
3. An [[advantage]].
4. {{lb|en|also|figuratively}} 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 [[wound]]s deeply, etc.
5. A sharp terminating border; a margin; a [[brink]]; an extreme [[verge]].
6. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of [[desire]].
7. The border or part [[adjacent]] to the line of [[division]]; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
8. {{lb|en|cricket}} A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
9. {{senseid|en|Q3297804}}{{lb|en|graph theory}} A connected pair of [[vertex|vertices]] in a [[graph]].
10. A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the [[point of inevitability]], or [[climax]].
11. {{lb|en|computing|often|attributive}} The point of [[data]] [[production]] in an [[organization]] (the focus of [[edge computing]]), as opposed to the [[cloud]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[move]] an [[object]] [[slowly]] and [[carefully]] in a particular direction.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[slowly]] and [[carefully]] in a particular direction.
3. {{lb|en|usually in the form 'just edge'}} To [[win]] by a small [[margin]].
4. {{lb|en|cricket|transitive}} To hit the [[ball]] with an edge of the [[bat]], causing a [[fine]] [[deflection]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[trim]] the [[margin]] of a [[lawn]] where the [[grass]] meets the [[sidewalk]], usually with an [[electric]] or [[gas-powered]] lawn [[edger]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]] with an edge; to [[construct]] an [[edging]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]] with an edge, as a [[tool]] or [[weapon]]; to [[sharpen]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form]] a [[border]] to; to [[enclose]], to [[border]].
9. {{lb|en|figurative}} To make [[sharp]] or [[keen]]; to [[incite]]; to [[exasperate]]; to [[goad]]; to [[urge]] or [[egg on]].
10. {{senseid|en|masturbate}} {{lb|en|intransitive|transitive|slang}} To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of [[orgasm#Noun|orgasm]] for a long period of time.
11. {{senseid|en|agitate with delays}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang|figuratively}} To [[agitate#Verb|agitate]] or [[exasperate#Verb|exasperate]] (someone) due to constant [[delay#Noun|delays]] of something.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{label|en|computing}} [[w:Microsoft Edge|Microsoft Edge]].
3. A [[place name]]:

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