ALL meanings of edged
edged
E e - noun edged Past tense of to edge. 1
- adjective edged having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword. 1
- adjective edged sarcastic; cutting: an edged reply. 1
- noun edged a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
- noun edged a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
- noun edged any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
- noun edged a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
- noun edged the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
- noun edged the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1
- noun edged sharpness or keenness of language, argument, tone of voice, appetite, desire, etc.: The snack took the edge off his hunger. Her voice had an edge to it. 1
- noun edged British Dialect. a hill or cliff. 1
- noun edged an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent. 1
- noun edged Cards. advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand. eldest hand. 1
- noun edged Ice Skating. one of the two edges of a skate blade where the sides meet the bottom surface, made sharp by carving a groove on the bottom. 1
- noun edged Skiing. one of the two edges on the bottom of a ski that is angled into a slope when making a turn. 1
- verb with object edged to put an edge on; sharpen. 1
- verb with object edged to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace. 1
- verb with object edged to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways. 1
- verb with object edged Metalworking. to turn (a piece to be rolled) onto its edge. to roll (a piece set on edge). to give (a piece) a desired width by passing between vertical rolls. to rough (a piece being forged) so that the bulk is properly distributed for final forging. 1
- verb without object edged to move sideways: to edge through a crowd. 1
- verb without object edged to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb. 1
- idioms edged have an edge on, Informal. to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry. 1
- idioms edged on edge, (of a person or a person's nerves) acutely sensitive; nervous; tense. impatient; eager: The contestants were on edge to learn the results. 1
- idioms edged set one's teeth on edge. tooth (def 21). 1
- adjective edged If something is edged with a particular thing, that thing forms a border around it. 0
- adjective edged Edged is also a combining form. 0
- adjective edged referring to something that has a sharp planar surface. 0