The Clue
Beat by a point or two (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDGE
Tags
Notes
The answer EDGE is very common and appears about once every 37 puzzles.
Related Clues
Advantage
Border
Brink
Competitive ___
Cusp
Hem
Keenness
Margin
Periphery
Rim
Selvage
Sidle
Skirt
Touchiness
Verge
Add fringe to
Barely beat
Cutting part
Defeat narrowly
Fringe or flange
Gambler's delight
Head start
Move cautiously
Move gradually
Nose (out)
Nose out
O'Connor's "The ___ of Sadness"
Sharp part
Site of abutment
Slight advantage
Upper hand
Defeat narrowly, with "out"
Successful gambler's asset
Definition
EDGE as a noun:
1. (edge, border) = the boundary of a surface
2. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
3. (boundary, edge, bound) = a line determining the limits of an area
4. (edge, sharpness) = the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
5. a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
6. (edge, margin) = a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"
EDGE as a verb:
1. (edge, inch) = advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
2. (border, edge) = provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
3. (border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on) = lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
4. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"