ledge /lɛd͡ʒ/noun 10verb 1forms 3 noun10 •A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.Let me help you tie the rope around your neck / Let me help to talk you the wrong way off the ledge / Let me help you hold the Glock against your head — 2000 •A shelf on which articles may be laid. •A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. •A cornice. •(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building. •(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly. •A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. •A layer or stratum. •A (door or window) lintel. •A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams. verb1 •To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).[...] preparation must not remove excess dentine from the canal, and care must be taken not to ledge the canal walls. — 1993 formsledged · ledging · ledges
