ALL meanings of verge
verge
V v - noun verge the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. 1
- noun verge the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 1
- noun verge a limiting belt, strip, or border of something. 1
- noun verge British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc. 1
- noun verge a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc. 1
- noun verge limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities. 1
- noun verge an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction. 1
- noun verge History/Historical. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court. 1
- noun verge the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall. 1
- noun verge Architecture. the shaft of a column or colonette. 1
- noun verge a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like. 1
- noun verge Horology. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks. 1
- noun verge edge 1
- noun verge Obsolete. a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant. 1
- noun verge point of doing sth 1
- verb without object verge to incline; tend (usually followed by to or toward): The economy verges toward inflation. 1
- noun verge grass strip beside road 1
- verb without object verge to slope or sink. 1
- verb with object verge to serve as the verge or boundary of: a high hedge verging the yard. 1
- countable noun verge The verge of a road is a narrow piece of ground by the side of a road, which is usually covered with grass or flowers. 0
- noun verge an edge or rim; margin 0
- noun verge a limit beyond which something occurs; brink 0
- noun verge a grass border along a road 0
- noun verge an enclosing line, belt, or strip 0
- noun verge the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable 0
- noun verge the shaft of a classical column 0
- noun verge an enclosed space 0
- noun verge the spindle of a balance wheel in a vertical escapement, found only in very early clocks 0
- noun verge the area encompassing the royal court that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward 0
- noun verge a rod or wand carried as a symbol of office or emblem of authority, as in the Church 0
- noun verge a rod held by a person swearing fealty to his lord on becoming a tenant, esp of copyhold land 0
- verb verge to be near (to) 0
- verb verge to serve as the edge of (something) 0
- verb verge to move or incline in a certain direction 0
- noun verge the edge, brink, or margin (of something) 0
- noun verge a grassy border, as along a road 0
- noun verge an enclosing line or border; boundary, esp. of something more or less circular 0
- noun verge the area so enclosed 0
- noun verge the edge of the tiling that projects over a gable 0
- noun verge the spindle of a balance wheel in a clock with an old-style vertical escapement 0
- noun verge a rod or staff symbolic of an office, as that carried before a church official in processions 0
- noun verge a rod held in the hand by a feudal tenant as he swore fealty to his lord 0
- intransitive verb verge to be on or as if on the verge, edge, brink, or border: usually with on or upon 0
- intransitive verb verge to tend or incline (to or toward) 0
- intransitive verb verge to be in the process of change or transition into something else; pass gradually (into) 0