[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the edge, rim, or margin of something:the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.Synonyms: brink , lip , brim", "the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink :on the verge of a nervous breakdown.", "a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.", "British.a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc.", "a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc.", "limited room or scope for something:an action within the verge of one's abilities.", "an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction.", "History/Historical.an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court.", "the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.", "Architecture.the shaft of a column or colonette.", "a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like.", "Horology.a palletlike lever formerly used in pendulum clocks.", "Obsolete.a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be on the edge or margin; border :Our property verges on theirs.", "to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually followed byon):a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to serve as the verge or boundary of:a high hedge verging the yard."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to incline ; tend (usually followed bytoortoward):The economy verges toward inflation.", "to slope or sink."]}]