The difference between Edge and Gain
When used as nouns, edge means the boundary line of a surface, whereas gain means the act of gaining.
When used as verbs, edge means to move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction, whereas gain means to acquire possession of.
Gain is also preposition with the meaning: against.
Gain is also adverb with the meaning: straightly.
Gain is also adjective with the meaning: straight, direct.
check bellow for the other definitions of Edge and Gain
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Edge as a noun:
The boundary line of a surface.
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Edge as a noun (geometry):
A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
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Edge as a noun:
An advantage.
Examples:
"I have the edge on him."
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Edge as a noun (also, _, figuratively):
The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
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Edge as a noun:
A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
Examples:
"The cup is right on the edge of the table."
"He is standing on the edge of a precipice."
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Edge as a noun:
Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
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Edge as a noun:
The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
Examples:
"in the edge of evening"
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Edge as a noun (cricket):
A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
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Edge as a noun (graph theory):
A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
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Edge as a noun:
In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.
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Edge as a verb (transitive):
To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
Examples:
"He edged the book across the table."
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Edge as a verb (intransitive):
To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
Examples:
"He edged away from her."
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Edge as a verb (usually in the form 'just edge'):
To win by a small margin.
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Edge as a verb (cricket, transitive):
To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
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Edge as a verb (transitive):
To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
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Edge as a verb (transitive):
To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
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Edge as a verb:
To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
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Edge as a verb (figurative):
To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
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Edge as a verb (intransitive):
To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
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Gain as a preposition (obsolete):
Against.
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Gain as an adjective (obsolete):
Straight, direct; near; short.
Examples:
"the gainest way "
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Gain as an adjective (obsolete):
Suitable; convenient; ready.
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Gain as an adjective (dialectal):
Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
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Gain as an adjective (dialectal):
Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
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Gain as an adverb (obsolete):
Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
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Gain as an adverb (dialectal):
Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
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Gain as an adverb (dialectal):
Tolerably; fairly.
Examples:
"gain quiet (= fairly/pretty quiet)"
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Gain as a noun:
The act of gaining; acquisition.
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Gain as a noun:
What is gained.
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Gain as a noun (electronics):
The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To acquire possession of.
Examples:
"Looks like you've gained a new friend."
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
Examples:
"The sick man gains daily."
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Gain as a verb (transitive, dated):
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
Examples:
"to gain a battle; to gain a case at law"
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To increase.
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
Examples:
"I'm gaining (on you)."
"[[gain ground]]"
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To reach.
Examples:
"to gain the top of a mountain"
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Gain as a verb:
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To put on weight.
Examples:
"I've been gaining."
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Gain as a verb (of a clock or watch):
To run fast.
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Gain as a noun (architecture):
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.