edge

Definition

› to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages: [T] A long line of traffic edged its way forward. [I] Inflation has begun to edge up during the last six months.

(Definition of edge v (MOVE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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edge n ADVANTAGE
edge n BLADE
edge n LIMIT
edge n NERVOUS CONDITION
edge n OUTER POINT
edge v MOVE
edgy adj
edible adj
edict n
edifice n
edit v

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edge n OUTER POINT
edge n LIMIT
edge n BLADE
edge n ADVANTAGE
edge n NERVOUS CONDITION
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