wedge

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    any shape that is triangular in cross section

verb

  1. 1

    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

    I squeezed myself into the corner

  2. 2

    put, fix, force, or implant

    lodge a bullet in the table

    stick your thumb in the crack

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