edged (verb)

  • 1edged — 1. verb Past tense of to edge. Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity. 2. adjective referring to something that has a sharp planar surface The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes …

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  • 2edged — edge ► NOUN 1) the outside limit of an object, area, or surface. 2) the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet. 3) the sharpened side of a blade. 4) an intense or striking quality. 5) a quality or factor which gives superiority over close… …

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  • 3ac|knowl´edged|ly — ac|knowl|edge «ak NOL ihj», transitive verb, edged, edg|ing. 1. to admit to be true or to exist: »He acknowledges his own faults. SYNONYM(S): grant, concede, confess, avow, own. See syn. under admit. (Cf. ↑admit) 2. to recognize the autho …

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  • 4cut — I. verb (cut; cutting) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b. to hurt the feelings of c. to strike sharply with a cutting effect d …

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  • 5edge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place where sth ends ADJECTIVE ▪ top, upper ▪ the top edge of the picture frame ▪ bottom, lower ▪ inner …

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  • 6edge 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… …

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  • 7cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …

  • 8edge — 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… …

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  • 9edge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmē point Date: before 12th century 1. a. the cutting side of a blade < a razor s edge > b. the sharpness of a blade < a knife with no edge > …

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  • 10market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of&#8230; …

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