ALL meanings of on edge
on edge
O o - adverb on edge into a tense, anxious state 1
- adjective on edge tense, anxious 1
- noun on edge a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
- noun on edge a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
- noun on edge any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
- noun on edge a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
- noun on edge the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
- noun on edge the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1
- noun on edge 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 on edge British Dialect. a hill or cliff. 1
- noun on edge an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent. 1
- noun on edge Cards. advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand. eldest hand. 1
- noun on edge 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 on edge 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 on edge to put an edge on; sharpen. 1
- verb with object on edge to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace. 1
- verb with object on edge to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways. 1
- verb with object on edge 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 on edge to move sideways: to edge through a crowd. 1
- verb without object on edge to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb. 1
- idioms on edge have an edge on, Informal. to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry. 1
- idioms on edge 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 on edge set one's teeth on edge. tooth (def 21). 1
- phrase on edge If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. 0
- noun on edge nervously irritable; tense 0
- noun on edge nervously excited or eager 0
- noun on edge so tense or nervous as to be easily upset; irritable 0
- noun on edge eager; impatient 0