Wedge Definition
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
Middle English wegge (“wedge”), Old English wecg (“wedge”)
Noun
wedge (plural wedges)
- One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering (Wikipedia article).
- Stick a wedge under the door, will you, it keeps blowing shut.
- A piece (of food etc.) having this shape.
- Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?
- (archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
- (golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
- A group of geese or swans when they are in flight in a V formation.
- (in plural) Wedge-heeled shoes.
- (colloquial, UK) A quantity of money.
- I made a big fat wedge from that job.
Synonyms
- group of geese: skein
Verb
to wedge (third-person singular simple present wedges, present participle wedging, simple past and past participle wedged)
- To support or secure using a wedge.
- I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.
- To force into a narrow gap.
- He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.
- To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
Translations
to support or secure using a wedge
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun or verb wedge
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