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Edge Up

Definition: Edge Up

Edge Up

Verb

1. Push one's way into (a space).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Edge Up

Synonym: edge in (v). (additional references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Edge Up

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Economic History

Singapore

Private Sector Construction Demand for 2001 is anticipated to reach US$4.0 billion in 2001. Residential construction demand is expected to edge up less than 2.0% to US$1.55 billion in 2001. Condominium developments remain the mainstay of private residential property developments. (references)

Political Economy

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Effects of CBTPA should be felt more strongly in 2002. Inflation, which began to edge up toward the end of 2000, has moderated in 2001, and will likely end the year well below 10 percent. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Edge Up

Expressions using "edge up": edge up to edge up to smb.. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Edge Up

Language Translations for "edge up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

šinout si to k (edge up to). (various references)

   

German

  

hochgehen (ascend, be blown sky-high, blow up, climb, get nabbed, go off, go through the roof, go up, rise, rising, surge), hochdrücken (push up). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

"り寄る (to cuddle with, to draw close to, to draw closer to, to edge up to, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to), 摩り寄る (to cuddle with, to draw close to, to draw closer to, to edge up to, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

すりよる (to cuddle with, to draw close to, to draw closer to, to edge up to, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

edgeay upay.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

изменяться незначительно до (edge up to). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sakta närma sig ngn (edge up to smb.). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Edge Up

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-p-u"

-2 letters: deep, dupe, edge, geed, gude, peed.

-3 letters: dee, due, dug, dup, ged, gee, ped, pee, peg, pud, pug.

-4 letters: de, ed, pe, up.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-p-u"
 

+2 letters: expunged, geepound, prejudge, repugned, unpegged.

 

+3 letters: decoupage, epilogued, geepounds, pedagogue, prejudged, prejudger, prejudges, regrouped, replunged.

 

+4 letters: decoupaged, decoupages, expurgated, pedagogues, prefigured, prejudgers, upgathered.

 

+5 letters: outspeeding, prejudgment, pudginesses, superceding, superseding, upgradeable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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