edge

noun [C] (OUTER POINT)

/edʒ/

Definition

› the outer or farthest point of something: the edge of a cliff/table They walked down to the water’s edge. fig. Hitchcock’s films often kept moviegoers at the edge of their seats (= kept them eagerly interested).

(Definition of edge noun (OUTER POINT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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