EDGEWAYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does edgeways mean? 

• EDGEWAYS (adverb)
  The adverb EDGEWAYS has 2 senses:

1. as if by an edge; barely

2. with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

  Familiarity information: EDGEWAYS used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EDGEWAYS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As if by an edge; barely

Synonyms:

edgeways; edgewise

Context example:

I could not get a word in edgewise

Sense 2

Meaning:

With the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

Synonyms:

edgeways; edgewise

Context example:

held it edgewise