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Meaning of verge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  verge
      n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: {brink}, {threshold},
           {verge}]
      2: the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the
         verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: {verge},
         {brink}]
      3: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {scepter}, {sceptre},
         {verge}, {wand}]
      4: a grass border along a road
      v 1: border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the
           criminal"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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