Harry edged out Tom for a place in Mary's affections.
Signal lights on cars have gradually edged out hand signals.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
edge 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… … Useful english dictionary
edge out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms edge out : present tense I/you/we/they edge out he/she/it edges out present participle edging out past tense edged out past participle edged out to beat someone in something such as a competition or election… … English dictionary
edge out — PHRASAL VERB If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest. [V P n (not pron)] In the second race, Germany and France edged out the British team by less than a second... [V n… … English dictionary
edge out — {v.} To defeat in competition or rivalry; take the place of; force out. * /Harry edged out Tom for a place in Mary s affections./ * /Signal lights on cars have gradually edged out hand signals./ … Dictionary of American idioms
edge out — {v.} To defeat in competition or rivalry; take the place of; force out. * /Harry edged out Tom for a place in Mary s affections./ * /Signal lights on cars have gradually edged out hand signals./ … Dictionary of American idioms
edge out — informal defeat by a small margin. → edge … English new terms dictionary
edge out — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defeat narrowly, nose out, slip by, squeeze by; see defeat 3 … English dictionary for students
edge out — verb To win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory … Wiktionary
edge — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
edge — edgeless, adj. /ej/, n., v., edged, edging. n. 1. a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 2. a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 3. any of the… … Universalium
