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edging

/ˈɛdʒɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
  2. To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
  3. (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
  4. To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
  5. To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
  6. To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
  7. Something that forms, defines or marks the edge.
  8. Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
  9. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
  10. The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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