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noun
- 1. a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
verb
- 1. fix in position using a wedge: "the door was wedged open"
- 2. force into a narrow space: "I wedged the bags into the back seat"
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Definition of wedge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a piece of something that is thin at one end and thicker at the other: a big wedge of cheese. wedge. verb [ T ] uk / wedʒ / us. wedge sth open/shut. to use a wedge or similar shaped object to keep a door or window firmly open or closed: The room was hot so I wedged the door open. to push something into a narrow space:
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Tools, Food wedge1 /wedʒ/ noun [ countable] 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like a wedge Garnish with lemon wedges. wedge of a wedge of cheese ...
6 days ago · 1. a piece of hard material, as wood or metal, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be driven or forced into a narrow opening, as to split wood, lift a weight, or reinforce a structure. 2. anything shaped like a wedge or having a wedge-shaped part [ a wedge of pie] ; specif., a.
wedge something + adv./prep. to put or force something tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily synonym jam. The boat was now wedged between the rocks. She wedged herself into the passenger seat. The phone was wedged under his chin. She wedged a chair firmly under the door handle.
noun. ˈwej. Synonyms of wedge. 1. : a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something. 2. a. : something (such as a policy) causing a breach or separation. b. : something used to initiate an action or development.
A piece of wood, metal, or other hard material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other; chiefly used as a tool operated by percussion (or, less frequently, pressure) applied to the thick end, for splitting wood, stone, etc., forcing apart contiguous objects, dilating a fissure or cavity, tightening or securing some part of a s...
