We grasped the child's hand and edged her out of the stable without frightening the horses.
•The board tried to edge him out of the job by limiting his staff and budget.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet … Dictionary of contemporary English
out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet … Dictionary of contemporary English
edge out — transitive verb : to defeat or surpass by a small margin coming from behind to edge out the opposing team by one point edged his opponent out by 367 votes in a total vote of 40,000 * * * edge out 1. To remove or get rid of gradually 2. To defeat… … Useful english dictionary
edge*/*/*/ — [edʒ] noun I 1) [C] the part of something that is furthest from its centre Victoria was sitting on the edge of the bed.[/ex] Many railway stations are built on the edge of town.[/ex] 2) [C] the sharp side of a blade or tool that is used for… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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edge — [ej] n. [ME egge < OE ecg, akin to ON egg, Ger ecke, corner < IE base * ak , sharp: see ACID] 1. the thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade 2. the quality of being sharp or keen 3. the projecting ledge or brink, as of a cliff 4. the part… … English World dictionary
edge — edge1 [ edʒ ] noun *** ▸ 1 part farthest out ▸ 2 sharp side of blade/tool ▸ 3 advantage ▸ 4 strange quality ▸ 5 angry tone in voice ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the part of something that is farthest from its center: Bring the two edges together and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
edge — I UK [edʒ] / US noun Word forms edge : singular edge plural edges *** 1) [countable] the part of something that is furthest from its centre Bring the two edges together and fasten them securely. edge of: The railway station was built on the edge… … English dictionary
edge — [[t]e̱ʤ[/t]] ♦♦ edges, edging, edged 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle. We were on a hill, right on the edge of town... She was standing at the… … English dictionary
edge out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms edge out : present tense I/you/we/they edge out he/she/it edges out present participle edging out past tense edged out past participle edged out to beat someone in something such as a competition or election… … English dictionary
Postcards from the Edge — Infobox Film name = Postcards from the Edge image size = 175px caption =original film poster imdb id = 0100395 writer = Carrie Fisher starring = Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss editing = Sam O Steen… … Wikipedia
