1. The boundary of a surface
   "She ran her finger along the edge of the table";
   - border
    
2. A line determining the limits of an area
   "She walked along the edge of the cliff";
   - boundary, bound
    
3. A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
   "he rounded the edges of the box"
    
4. The outside limit of an object, area or surface; a place farthest away from the centre of something
   "the water's edge"; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"
    
5. (computing) the outer boundary of a network, closest to end users or external systems
   "Content delivery networks cache data at the edge to reduce latency"
    
6. The thin cutting side of a blade
   "He carefully sharpened the edge of the knife"
    
7. A slight competitive advantage
   "he had an edge on the competition"
    
8. The attribute of urgency in tone of voice
   "his voice had an edge to it";
   - sharpness

1. Share a boundary with or be adjacent to
   "Their property edges against the national park";
   - border, adjoin, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
    
2. Provide with an edge
   "edge a blade"
    
3. Provide with a border or edge
   "edge the tablecloth with embroidery";
   - border
    
4. Advance slowly, as if by inches
   "He edged towards the car";
   - inch

Derived forms: edging, edges, edged

See also: edge in

Type of: adjoin, advance, bound, boundary, bounds, contact, demarcation, demarcation line, favorable position [US], favourable position [Brit, Cdn], furnish, go on, limit, line, march on, meet, move on, offer, pass on, progress, provide, render, sharpen, side, superiority, supply, touch, urgency

Encyclopedia: Edge, Shropshire