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Definition of 'wedge'

Noun

  1. any shape that is triangular in cross section
       Synonyms: wedge shape cuneus
  2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
       Synonyms: bomber grinder hero hero sandwich hoagie hoagy Cuban sandwich Italian sandwich poor boy sub submarine submarine sandwich torpedo zep
  3. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
       Synonyms: hacek
  4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
       Synonyms: wedge heel
  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
       Synonyms: chock

Verb

  1. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
       Synonyms: lodge stick deposit
       Antonyms: dislodge free
  2. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
       Synonyms: squeeze force


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