noun

1. the thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade
2. the quality of being sharp or keen
3. the projecting ledge or brink, as of a cliff
4. the part farthest from the middle; line where something begins or ends; border, or part nearest the border; margin
5. the verge or brink, as of a condition
6. an intense, harsh, or irritable quality his voice had a distinct edge
7. Geom. a line or line segment at which two plane surfaces meet
8. ☆ Informal advantage you have an edge on me
9. Informal the quality of being edgy (sense )

Etymology: ME egge < OE ecg, akin to ON egg, Ger ecke, corner < IE base *ak-, sharp: see acid

transitive verb edged, edging edg′·ing

1. 1. to form or put an edge on; provide an edge for
   2. to trim the edge of
2. to make (one's way) sideways, as through a crowd
3. to move gradually or cautiously
4. Informal to defeat in a contest by a narrow margin: often with out
5. ☆ Skiing to tilt (a ski) so that one edge bites into the snow, as in traversing a slope

intransitive verb

1. to move sideways
2. to move gradually or cautiously to edge away from danger