ALL meanings of edging
edg·ing
E e - noun edging a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
- noun edging a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
- noun edging any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
- noun edging a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
- noun edging the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
- noun edging the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1
- noun edging 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 edging British Dialect. a hill or cliff. 1
- noun edging an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent. 1
- noun edging Cards. advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand. eldest hand. 1
- noun edging 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 edging 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 edging to put an edge on; sharpen. 1
- verb with object edging to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace. 1
- verb with object edging to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways. 1
- verb with object edging 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 edging to move sideways: to edge through a crowd. 1
- verb without object edging to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb. 1
- idioms edging have an edge on, Informal. to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry. 1
- idioms edging 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 edging set one's teeth on edge. tooth (def 21). 1
- noun edging decorative border 1
- noun edging A thing forming an edge or border. 1
- variable noun edging Edging is something that is put along the borders or sides of something else, usually to make it look attractive. 0
- noun edging anything placed along an edge to finish it, esp as an ornament, fringe, or border on clothing or along a path in a garden 0
- noun edging the act of making an edge 0
- adjective edging relating to or used for making an edge 0
- noun edging something forming an edge or placed along the edge; fringe, trimming, etc. for a border 0
- noun edging Something that forms, defines or marks the edge. 0
- noun edging (rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold. 0
- noun edging The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. 0
- noun edging The sexual technique of maintaining of a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm. 0
- verb edging present participle of edge. 0