n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: edged ; edg · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to give an edge to b : to be on an edge of <trees edging the lake>
2 : to move or force gradually < edged him off the road>
3 : to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
4 : to defeat by a small margin ― often used with out < edged out her opponent>
intransitive verb : to advance by short moves