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verb

Edge v. i.

To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

To sail close to the wind. "I must edge up on a point of wind."

To edge away or To edge off (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object.

To edge down (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward.

To edge in, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees.

To edge in with, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.

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Etymology of 'Edge in'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Edge in" Quotes from Famous Books

... dense tropic wilderness. As the sun dissipated the morning haze, he saw that the hills were matted with a marvellous vivid green. There were no clearings on the slopes, no open spaces dotted with farm-houses or herds, the jungle flowed down to the water's edge in an unbroken sweep, and the town was ...

— The Ne'er-Do-Well • Rex Beach

... overcome and problems that had to be solved through the combined efforts of political and civil rights leaders and civil and military officials. In many ways the military services were at the cutting edge in the struggle for racial equality. This volume sets forth the successive measures they and the Office of the Secretary of Defense took to meet the challenges of a new era in a critically important area of human relationships, during a period of transition that ...

— Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 • Morris J. MacGregor Jr.

... stand one hour. Drain and sprinkle with chives (onion juice may be used). Mix with Cream Dressing and arrange in nests of lettuce heart leaves. Garnish with eggs cut in quarters lengthwise; dip sharp edge in French Dressing, then in finely chopped chives ...

— Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners - A Book of Recipes • Elizabeth O. Hiller

... teaches me that ill-success in life is really and justly a matter of shame. I am ashamed of it, and I ought to be. The fault of a failure is attributable—in a great degree at least—to the man who fails. I should apply this truth in judging of other men; and it behooves me not to shun its point or edge in taking it home to my own heart. Nobody has a right to live in the world unless he be strong and able, and applies his ...

— Nathaniel Hawthorne • George E. Woodberry

... a scullery-maid met a woman going to the water's edge in the castle moat, with a parcel in her arms. She recognised the midwife, and asked what she was carrying and where she was going so early. The latter replied that she was very inquisitive, and that it was nothing at all; but the girl, laughingly pretending to be angry at this answer, pulled ...

— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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