inside or outside edge

1. A skating movement on the inner or outer edge of the skate
2. A deflection from the inner or outer extremity of the bat (cricket)

on edge

1. In a state of expectant irritability
2. Nervous or tense with anticipation

on the edge of one's seat

In a state of eager anticipation

play with edge tools

To deal carelessly with dangerous matters

set on edge

To excite

set someone's teeth on edge

1. To set up a disagreeable sensation in the teeth and mouth, as sour fruit does
2. To cause to wince, irritate acutely
3. Formerly, to make eager or stimulate desire

take the edge off

1. To make less unpleasant or difficult
2. To weaken or diminish

outside /owtˈsīd or -sīdˈ/

noun

1. The outer side
2. The farthest limit
3. The outer part or surface
4. The exterior
5. An outside passenger (archaic)
6. (in pl) the top and bottom quires of a ream of paper

adjective /owtˈsīd/

1. On or from the outside
2. Carried on the outside
3. Exterior
4. Superficial
5. External
6. Extreme
7. (of a possibility) unlikely, remote
8. Beyond the limit
9. Not having membership
10. (of a criminal activity) carried out by a person or people not having contacts with someone near the victim
11. At a distance from a major centre of population (Aust)
12. Of a position nearer or near the edge of the field (rugby, etc)

adverb /owt-sīdˈ, sometimes owtˈ/

1. On or to the outside
2. Not within
3. Out of prison

preposition /owtˈsīd or owt-sīdˈ/

1. To or on the outside of
2. Except for, apart from (informal)
3. In a position nearer the edge of the field than (rugby, etc)

outsiˈder noun

1. A person who is not a member of a particular company, profession, etc, a stranger, a layman
2. A person not considered fit to associate with
3. A person who is not an inmate
4. A person who is not participating
5. A racehorse, competitor, team, etc not included among the favourites in the betting
6. A person whose place in a game, at work, etc, is on the outside
7. (in pl) a pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside

outside broadcast noun

A broadcast not made from within a studio

outˈside-car noun

An Irish jaunting car in which the passengers sit back to back

outside chance noun

A remote chance

outside edge see under edge

outside half noun (rugby)

A stand-off half

outside left noun (sport)

A forward player on the left wing

outside novel noun

The type of novel which deals with the author's thoughts and his or her relationship with the world

outsiˈder art noun

Art produced by a person who is not only not a trained artist but is also otherwise outside the mainstream

outside right noun (sport)

A forward player on the right wing

at the outside

At the most, etc

get outside of (informal)

To eat or drink

outside in same as inside out (see under inside).

outside of (informal, esp US)

1. In or to a position external to
2. Apart from, except