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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Battling away

The other kids are still battling away. Snow warfare gains a new, thrilling edge when waged in the glare of police lights.

Hi,

What does "away" in the above mean?

And does "edge" mean "intensity" and "fierce?" Thanmks.
  

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Hi Angliholic The word away is similar in meaning to uninterruptedly or continuously . com/dictionary/away , definition 4 here , or the definition here . The meaning of edge is more similar to keenness .

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  • Hi Angliholic The word away is similar in meaning to uninterruptedly or continuously .
  • com/dictionary/away , definition 4 here , or the definition here .
  • The meaning of edge is more similar to keenness .
  • I'd say definition 2 here reflects the meaning of edge as it is used in the context.
  • Or you might say that the police lights made the snowball fight feel more intense, or gave it a more intense quality .
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Hi Angliholic

The word away is similar in meaning to uninterruptedly or continuously. See definition 6 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/away, definition 4
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AngliholicThe other kids are still battling away. Snow warfare gains a new, thrilling edge when waged in the glare of police lights.
What does "away" in the above mean?

And does "edge" mean "intensity" and "fierce?"away: continuing the activity in a somewhat single-minded way, that is, without any apparent awareness of the surroundings and with
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"away" gives the idea that someone is busily occupied in an ongoing activity. You can add "away" in this sense to a number of verbs: "I was eating/hammering/chattering/etc. away".

"edge" here has a combination of the following senses at http:/
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