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wedge

UK/wɛd͡ʒ/ US/ˈwɛdʒ/ fairly common informal slang uk us
noun (7) verb (2)

noun

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a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

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5.

(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

6.

something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

7.

a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

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verb

1.

fix, force, or implant

  • “lodge a bullet in the table”
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2.

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

  • “I squeezed myself into the corner”
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Origin

From Middle English wegge (“wedge”), from Old English weċġ (“wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz.

Phrases

  • accretionary wedge
  • approach wedge
  • drive a wedge
  • drive a wedge between
  • edge-of-the-wedge theorem
  • flying wedge
  • fox wedge
  • gap wedge
  • wedge up

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