EDGE (3)

Edge, v. i. 1. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
2. 2. To sail close to the wind.
I must edge up on a point of wind. Dryden. To edge away or To edge off (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. — To edge down (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. — To edge in, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. — To edge in with, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.