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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Edge \Edge\, v. i.
1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this
way.
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2. To sail close to the wind.
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I must edge up on a point of wind. --Dryden.
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{To edge away} or {To edge off} (Naut.), to increase the
distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other
object.
{To edge down} (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when
a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique
direction from the windward.
{To edge in}, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees.
{To edge in with}, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to
advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.
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