Definition edge in British English

edge verb

verb

/edʒ/

to move somewhere slowly, carefully, and with small movements, or to make something do this

Example

I looked over and saw Michael edging towards the door.

Example

She edged the car out into the street.

Synonyms and related words

crawl dawdle creep

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if a number or price edges higher or lower, it moves up or down a little at a time

Example

Food prices edged up by 0.2 per cent in November.

Synonyms and related words

bounce come down cool off

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to form the edge of something, or to put something round the edge of another thing

Example

Synonyms and related words

kettle surround enclose

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Words related to edge:

bleeding edge (adjective) cliff edge (noun) cutting edge (noun) cutting-edge (adjective) edge (noun) edge (verb) edge out (phrasal verb) hover on the of something (phrase) knife-edge (noun) live on the edge (phrase) on edge () on the edge (phrase) on the edge of something (phrase) on the edge of your (phrase) set your teeth on edge (phrase) take the edge off something (phrase) teetering on the (of something) (phrase) the leading edge (noun) tip someone over the (phrase)