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1. A region marking a boundary
   - brink, threshold
    
2. The limit beyond which something happens or changes
   "on the verge of tears"
   - brink
    
3. A ceremonial or emblematic staff
   - scepter [US], sceptre [Brit, Cdn], wand
    
4. [Brit] A grass border along a road
   - nature strip [Austral]

1. Border on; come close to
   "His behaviour verges on the criminal"

Derived forms: verges, verged, verging

Type of: border, bound, boundary, edge, limit, staff

Encyclopedia: Verge