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wedge

7 definitions • 11 examples
1
a piece of metal, wood, rubber, etc. with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, either pushed between two objects to keep them still or forced into something to break pieces off it:

Examples:

Push a wedge under the door to keep it open while we're carrying the boxes in.
wedge between Pieces of stone can be split off by forcing wedges between the layers.
2
a piece of something, especially food, in the shape of a triangle:

Examples:

Auntie Ann put a huge wedge of cake on my plate.
a wedge of cheese
3
shoes whose heel forms a sloping block all the way under the shoe, high at the back and lower under the toes, or the heels themselves :

Examples:

She wore shorts and a pair of white wedges.
4
a short metal golf club designed to hit the ball very high over a short distance, or a shot (= hit of the ball) made with this club:

Examples:

She had hit two balls into the water, first with a four-iron and then with a wedge.
My third shot was a wedge to the green.
5
to make something stay in a particular position by using a wedge:

Examples:

[ + adj ] Find something to wedge the window open/closed with.
6
to put something into a very small or narrow space, so that it cannot move easily:

Examples:

Her shoe came off and got wedged between the bars.
be wedged between I was standing waiting for a bus, wedged between (= fixed between and unable to move away from) two old ladies and their bags of shopping.
7
a piece of wood, metal, or other material with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, used to keep two things apart or, when forced between two things, to break them apart:

Examples:

A wedge under the door kept it open.

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